SaaS Handbook

IBM Software as a Service (SaaS)
Support Handbook
Contents
Overview.........................................................................................................................4
Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time Objectives ...............................................10
Customer Responsibilities ............................................................................................10
Satisfaction Surveys ..................................................................................................... 11
Premium Support .............................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
Appendix A: IBM Digital Analytics ..............................................................................12
Appendix B: IBM Cross-Channel Marketing Optimization .......................................15
Appendix C: IBM Smarter Cities On Cloud ................................................................17
Appendix D: IBM Sterling ..........................................................................................19
Appendix E: IBM Commerce on Cloud ......................................................................22
Appendix F: IBM DemandTec ....................................................................................23
Appendix G: IBM Blueworks Live ............................................................................25
Appendix H: IBM SPSS Modeler Gold on Cloud ..................................................27
Appendix I: IBM Watson Health .................................................................................29
Appendix J: IBM Algo Risk Service on Cloud ............................................................32
Appendix K: IBM Emptoris ........................................................................................33
Appendix L: IBM Cognos Disclosure Management .................................................44
Appendix M: IBM Algo One Managed Data Services on Cloud..................................45
Appendix N: IBM Watson ........................................................................................47
Appendix O: IBM Sales Performance Management Products....................................49
Appendix P: IBM Service Engage (formerly Cloud and Smarter Infrastructure SaaS (aka
Tivoli)) ...........................................................................................................................52
Appendix Q: IBM Multi-Enterprise Relationship Management on Cloud ....................54
Appendix R: IBM Bluemix ..........................................................................................56
Appendix S: IBM Security Trusteer ............................................................................60
Appendix T: ECM SaaS Offerings: IBM Navigator and Watson Curator ..................62
Appendix U: Watson Campaign Automation formerly IBM Marketing Cloud .................64
Appendix V: IBM API Management ...........................................................................68
Appendix W: IBM Application Security on Cloud .......................................................71
Appendix X: Cloudant, an IBM Company ..................................................................73
Appendix Y: IBM Watson Analytics ............................................................................75
Appendix Z: IBM App Connect Professional on Cloud ...............................................77
Appendix AA: IBM Payments Gateway & IBM Pay .................................................80
Appendix AB: IBM QRadar on Cloud .........................................................................83
Appendix AC: IBM MaaS360 ......................................................................................84
Appendix AD: IBM OpenPages GRC on Cloud .......................................................86
Appendix AE: IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience on Cloud .......................................87
Appendix AF: IBM Mobile Customer Engagement (Xtify)...........................................89
Appendix AG: IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud ..........................................................91
Appendix AH: IBM Decision Optimization on Cloud ...................................................92
Appendix AI: IBM Pure Application Service ...............................................................93
Appendix AJ: IBM Universal Behavior Exchange (UBX) ............................................94
Appendix AK: IBM Integration Bus on Cloud .............................................................95
Appendix AL: IBM Cloud Identity Connect (Formerly known as Cloud Security Enforcer)
.....................................................................................................................................96
Appendix AM: IBM Compose.....................................................................................98
Appendix AN: IBM Digital Experience on Cloud.........................................................99
Appendix AO: IBM Planning Analytics and IBM Concert .......................................101
Appendix AP: IBM Cloud Brokerage ( previously Gravitant ) ...................................102
Appendix AQ: IBM Insight Cloud Services ...............................................................105
Appendix AR: IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management and IoT Continuous Engineering
...................................................................................................................................107
Appendix AS: IBM Regulatory Compliance Analytics ...............................................108
Appendix AT: IBM Coplink on Cloud ........................................................................ 110
Appendix AU: IBM Behaviour Based Fan Insights .................................................. 112
Appendix AV: IBM Industry Solutions....................................................................... 113
Appendix AW: IBM ECM SaaS Offerings: Actiance .................................................. 114
Appendix AX: IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics(CXA) ........................... 116
Appendix AY: Watson IoT : IBM Predictive Solutions and IBM Enterprise Asset and
Facility Management .................................................................................................. 119
Appendix AZ: IBM X Force Exchange Commercial API ...........................................123
Appendix BA: IBM Cloud Video Media ......................................................................125
Appendix BB: IBM z Operational Insights ................................................................127
Appendix BC: IBM Watson Virtual Agent...............................................................129
Appendix BD: IBM Cloud UrbanCode Deploy ..........................................................131
Appendix BE: IBM Weather Company Data ............................................................134
Appendix BF IBM Application Integration Suite on Cloud .......................................135
Appendix BG: IBM Support Enablement for Box .....................................................136
Appendix BH: IBM Resilent Incident Response Platform ........................................138
Appendix BI: IBM Cloud Video Streaming .............................................................140
Appendix BJ: IBMWatson Marketing Insights ..........................................................142
Appendix BK: IBM Watson Content Hub ................................................................144
Appendix BL: IBM The Weather Company Alerts ...................................................145
Appendix BM: IBM The Weather Company Advanced Analytics .............................146
Appendix BN: IBM The Weather Company Energy Offerings .................................147
Appendix BO: IBM ECM SaaS Hosted Offerings ...................................................148
Appendix BP: IBM BigFix Enhanced Management for Windows 10 and OS X .......150
Appendix BQ: IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson ....................................................152
Appendix BR: IBM Db2 on Cloud ...........................................................................153
Appendix BS: IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud.........................................................154
Appendix BT: IBM Cloud Management Console for Power Systems ......................155
Appendix BU: IBM X-Force Malware Analysis On Cloud ........................................156
Appendix BV: IBM Digital Commerce .....................................................................158
Appendix BW: IBM Order Management..................................................................159
Appendix BX: IBM Store Engagement....................................................................160
Appendix BY: IBM Configure Price Quote ..............................................................161
Appendix BZ: IBM Call Centre................................................................................162
Appendix CA: IBM Forms Experience Builder on Cloud .........................................163
Appendix CB: IBM Fast Data for Business (Cloud Service) ....................................164
Appendix CC: IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud...................................................165
Overview
Our IBM Software as a Service (SaaS) Support Handbook details the support services, support
resources, contact information, and best practices for contacting Customer Support to help facilitate
effective responses and issue resolution to our clients support needs.
IBM Offerings Included in this Support Handbook
IBM Digital Analytics AdTarget
IBM Digital Analytics Digital Data Exchange
IBM Digital Analytics Enterprise Analytics
IBM Digital Analytics Impression Attribution
IBM Digital Analytics Recommendations
IBM Digital Analytics Lifecycle
IBM Digital Analytics LIVE-mail
IBM Digital Analytics Multi Channel Analytics
IBM Digital Analytics Search Marketing
IBM Digital Analytics Social Analytics
IBM Digital Analytics Digital Analytics
IBM Cross-Channel Marketing Optimization Email Optimization
IBM Cross-Channel Marketing Optimization Marketing Operations OnDemand
IBM Intelligent Operations Center on Cloud
IBM Intelligent Transportation on Cloud
IBM Intelligent Water on Cloud
IBM Intelligent Operations Center on Cloud for Emergency Management
IBM Sterling Supply Chain Visibility
IBM Sterling Supplier Portal
IBM Sterling Supply Chain Visibility Vendor Compliance
IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services (B2B Services include Collaboration Services and Integration
Services or Managed Services)
IBM Sterling B2B Services - Collaboration Services
IBM Sterling B2B Services - Integration Plus - Client Services Process Support Subscription
IBM Sterling B2B Services - Integration Plus - Client Process Support with Client Customer
Support Subscription
IBM Sterling Data Synchronization Manager
IBM Sterling Web Forms
IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote Service
IBM Sterling Order Management Service
IBM Commerce on Cloud
IBM Commerce Service
IBM Commerce Insights
IBM Commerce Insights for Watson Analytics
IBM DemandTec Price Management
IBM DemandTec Price Optimization
IBM DemandTec Promotion Planning
IBM DemandTec Promotion Optimization
IBM DemandTec Promotion Execution
IBM DemandTec Markdown Optimization
IBM DemandTec Deal Management for Retail
IBM DemandTec Shopper Insights for Retail
IBM DemandTec Assortment Optimization for Retail
IBM DemandTec Strategic Marketing Planning
IBM DemandTec Strategic Trade Planning
IBM DemandTec Customer Trade Planning
IBM DemandTec Post Event
IBM DemandTec Proofing Manager
IBM DemandTec Publishing Manager for Adobe InDesign
IBM DemandTec Connect3 (one name)
IBM DemandTec Rebuy Optimization
IBM DemandTec Lifecycle Pricing for Softlines
IBM DemandTec AIS Markdown Xpert
IBM DemandTec AIS Purged SKU
IBM DemandTec AIS Replenish Xpert
IBM DemandTec Bill Distribution
IBM DemandTec Deal Data Extract
IBM Blueworks Live
IBM SPSS Modeler Gold on Cloud
IBM Analytical Decision Management Software as a Service
IBM SPSS Data Collection on Cloud
IBM SPSS Modeler on Cloud
IBM Watson Health
IBM Algo Risk Service on Cloud
IBM Emptoris
IBM Emptoris Contract Management Buy Side
IBM Emptoris Program Management
IBM Emptoris Supplier Lifecycle Management
IBM Emptoris Sourcing
IBM Emptoris Services Procurement
IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis
IBM Emptoris Vendor Management System
IBM Cognos Disclosure Management
IBM Algo One Managed Data Services on Cloud
IBM Digital Marketing Optimization
IBM Digital Analytics
IBM Marketing Center
IBM Watson Engagement Advisor
IBM Sales Performance Management Products
IBM Incentive Compensation Management
IBM Producer Lifecycle and Credential Management
IBM Quota Management
IBM Sales Planning
IBM Territory Management
IBM Application Performance Management
IBM Workload Automation - Software as a Service
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo)
IBM Enterprise Asset Management Inventory Analytics on Cloud (Maximo Inventory Insights)
IBM Control Desk on Cloud
IBM Spectrum Control Storage Insights
IBM Facilities and Real Estate Management on Cloud (TRIRIGA)
IBM Multi-Enterprise Relationship Management on Cloud
IBM Bluemix
IBM Security Trusteer
IBM Navigator
Watson Campaign Automation formerly IBM Marketing Cloud
Silverpop CRM
Silverpop Deliverability
IBM API Management
IBM Application Security on Cloud
IBMWatson Curator
IBM Cloudant Dedicated Cluster
IBM Watson Analytics
IBM App Connect Professional on Cloud
IBM Payments Gateway & IBM Pay
IBM QRadar on Cloud
IBM MaaS360
IBM OpenPages GRC on Cloud
IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience on Cloud
IBM Mobile Customer Engagement (Xtify)
IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud
IBM Decision Optimization on Cloud
IBM PureApplication Service

IBM Universal Behavior Exchange (UBX)
IBM Integration Bus on Cloud
IBM Cloud Identity Connect (Formerly known as Cloud Security Enforcer)
IBM Compose
IBM Digital Experience on Cloud
IBM Planning Analytics and IBM Concert
IBM Planning Analytics
IBM Cognos TM1 on Cloud
IBM Concert on Cloud
IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud

IBM Cloud Brokerage (Previously Gravitant)
IBM Cloud Brokerage, Shared SaaS
IBM Cloud Brokerage, Dedicated SaaS
IBM Cloud Brokerage Planning, Shared SaaS
IBM Cloud Brokerage Planning, Dedicated SaaS
IBM Insight Cloud Services
IBM Insights for Weather for Insurance
IBM Insights for Weather for Local Government
IBM Insights for Weather for Select Industries
IBM Insights for Weather for Utilities
IBM Weather for Emergency Management for Government
IBM Weather for Emergency Management for Insurance
IBM Weather for Emergency Management for Venues
IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management and IoT Continuous Engineering
IBM Regulatory Compliance Analytics
IBM Coplink on Cloud
IBM Behaviour Based Fan Insights
IBM Social Media Analytics
IBM ECM SaaS Offerings:Actiance
IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics(CXA)
Watson IoT IBM Predictive Solutions and IBM Enterprise Asset and Facility Manage-
ment
IBM X Force Exchange Commercial API
IBM Cloud Video Media
IBM z Operational Insights

IBM Watson Virtual Agent
IBM Cloud UrbanCode Deploy
IBM Weather Company Data

IBM Support Enablement for Box
IBM Resilient Incident Response Platform

IBM Cloud Video Streaming
IBM Watson Marketing Insights
IBM Watson Content Hub

IBM The Weather Company Alerts
IBM The Weather Company Advanced Analytics
IBM The Weather Company Energy Offerings

IBM ECM SaaS Hosted Offerings
IBM BigFix Enhanced Management for Windows 10 and OS X
IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson
IBM Db2 on Cloud
IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud
IBM Cloud Management Console for Power Systems.

IBM X-Force Malware Analysis on Cloud
IBM Digital Commerce

IBM Order Management
IBM Store Engagement
IBM Configure Price Quote
IBM Call Centre

IBM Forms Experience Builder on Cloud
IBM Fast Data for Business (Cloud Service)
IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud
The guidelines set forth in this support handbook apply only to the IBM SaaS offerings listed above. For
IBM SaaS offerings not included in this handbook, please refer to their respective support websites for
information.
Cloud and SaaS Support
Our SaaS Support teams are available to assist with technical issues of varying degrees of severity.
There may be occasions where the Support teams may not be able to answer all your questions, but they
will engage other groups within the company, including Operations and/or Development to help provide
answers to you.
Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time Objectives

The following table is intended to outline response time objectives that IBM strives to achieve, measured
from the time IBM receives your initial request for support, to the time IBM provides an initial
communication back to you regarding your request.
Severity Severity Definition Response Time Response Time
Objectives Coverage
1 Critical business impact/service
down:
Business critical functionality is
inoperable or critical interface has
failed. This usually applies to a
production environment and
indicates an inability to access
services resulting in a critical
impact on operations. This
condition requires an immediate
solution.
Note: We will work with you 7x24
to resolve critical problems
providing you have a technical
resource available to work during
those hours. Within 1 hour 24x7
2 Significant business impact:
A service business feature or
function of the service is severely
restricted in its use or you are in
jeopardy of missing business
deadlines.
Within 2 business hours M-F business hours
3 Minor business impact: Indicates
the service or functionality is
usable and it is not a critical impact
on operations. Within 4 business hours M-F business hours
4 Minimal business impact:
An inquiry or non-technical request Within 1 business day M-F business hours
Response time objectives described herein are intended to describe IBM's goals only, and do not
represent a guarantee of performance.
Customer Responsibilities
You may be surprised to learn you play a key role in assisting us when you have questions about or have
encountered problems with your SaaS offering. Information that you provide about your system and/or
problem at hand is often key to resolving your issue.
We have found that the following practices can help the Customer Support team to better understand your
problem and more effectively respond to your concerns, as well as help you make the best use of your
time:
Submitting problems electronically

Keeping the questions/issues separate (one problem per Support Ticket/Incident/Case)
Selecting a Severity based on your judgment of the business impact
Keeping IBM support informed of major upgrades/implementations of your system (where applicable)
Providing timely feedback on recommendations, so that the Customer Support team can close out the
Support Ticket when the problem has been resolved. If the problem reoccurs you may reopen the
original Support Ticket by resubmitting it electronically
You will be required to provide the following information when contacting support:
Your name, company name, e-mail ID and telephone number with extension
Ticket/Incident/Support Case number (as applicable)
Support entitlement identifiers such as client ID, mailbox ID, or IBM customer number as appropriate
for the offering
Product name (release level and any product maintenance, if applicable)
Any additional information required by the Customer Support team

Satisfaction Surveys
We periodically survey customers to obtain additional feedback on recent experiences with Customer
Support. The survey focuses on quality of support provided and overall experience. The survey results
are reviewed by management. IBM reserves all rights, title and interest in and to any feedback that you
provide to IBM, including without limitation, in the form of suggestions, ideas, concepts, improvements,
reports and any other materials, whether written or oral.
Premium Support
The IBM Software Accelerated Value Program for SaaS (AVP for SaaS) is an evolving suite of flexible
and premium support services tailored to customers needs and delivered on a recurring basis for an
additional charge. The offerings include:
1. Client advocacy -- An assigned account manager who will work with you to gain an
understanding of your business objectives and how the SaaS offering you purchased fits into your
business eco-system. Your account manager acts as a point of contact and is your assigned
advocate within IBM.
2. Technical Account Management -- An assigned technical team or resource for technical
consulting.
3. Business Support -- An assigned team of product and industry experts who provide ongoing
assistance to help you leverage the SaaS offerings to help you achieve your targeted business
objectives.
Dedicated Business Support - An assigned product expert to supplement the needs of your
team. Provides functional expertise for a particular area of your business.
4. Custom Support -- Assigned resources to provide you with a level of support above our basic
Customer Support model. This may include customized after hours support, language support,
and response times.
Not all Premium Support offerings are available for all IBM SaaS offerings. The level of support, service
and cost for premium support are defined in the customers contract.
Appendix A: IBM Digital Analytics
Contacting Customer Support

Presently there are 2 channels to contact Customer Support for the IBM Watson CX analytics (CXA). Any
authorized contact at the client site may contact Customer Support.
24 x 7 IBM Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com or the Support link from the
Watson CX analytics (CXA) application, which provides an online Knowledge Base, FAQs,
recorded training, downloadable documentation, and ticket view and update.
Phone:
US: 1-866-493-2673
Other Countries Toll
Number: 1-303-354-5021
Live Chat is available from the home page of the IBM Client Success Portal for business
support questions.
The IBM Client Success Portal and the Watson CX analytics (CXA) applications are interlinked, so
the Support Portal requires the User Name, and Password to logon as the customer experience
analytics (CXA) user. After your Watson CX analytics analytics (CXA) administrator grants you
access to the Watson CX analytics (CXA), you will have access to the IBM Client Success Portal.
Hours of Operation
The Customer Support team is available to provide support via the following channels:
IBM Client Success Portal: 24 x 7

Phone (After hours Severity 1 issues only): Sunday Friday, 8:00 - 7:00 PM U.S. Central
Time (excluding IBM company observed holidays)
After Hours Support
After Hours Support (outside of regular operating hours stated above) is available only for Severity 1
issues on business days/evenings, weekends and holidays.
To request After Hours Support, open a Sev 1 ticket in the portal or please call the support line for your
country from the phone numbers listed above and follow the prompts. Please note the following information
is required for assistance:
Name
Phone Number
E-mail Address
Full description of issue so that we may reproduce and assist in resolution.
Note: No other support requests will be accepted after hours.
Supported Language(s) : English

Service Request Workflow
Please contact Customer Support via one of the following channels: IBM Client Success Portal or
phone.
Client Success portal: Once your Support Portal ticket has been logged, we review each ticket and assign
a severity based on the issue details submitted. Each ticket is followed through to closure by Watson CX
analytics (CXA) Customer Support personnel.
Phone: We will attempt to answer your questions on the phone. If we determine that we can better
serve you by researching the questions while you are not waiting on the phone, we will create a
ticket to continue the investigation.
Escalation Process
This escalation process is made available for any customer who wishes to pursue a particular
concern regarding an open support request.
Customers should submit a new ticket via http://support.ibmcloud. With the issue summary with the word
as Escalation in subject line of ticket and submit that in support portal.
Reason for the escalation request on previously submitted tickets (please include ticket#), so we may
prioritize your requests accordingly.
Note: To appropriately notify the management team, please do not request an escalation through a
comment in an open ticket or forward a tracking system e-mail that you have already received as a
response. Please note that while we may be able to process some requests quickly, there may be
questions or issues that require a longer time for analysis..
Severity Examples
Below are some common examples of support issues and suggested severity levels. These
examples are general guidelines for informational purposes only.

Objectives Coverage
1
Critical to business
Impact/service down:
Business critical functionality is inoperable or
Critical interface has failed. This usually applies
to a production environment and Within 1 hour 24x7
Indicates an inability to access services
Resulting in a critical Impact on operations. This
Solution.

A service business feature or function of the
service is severely restricted in its use or you
are in jeopardy of missing business Within 2 business M-F business
Deadlines. hours hours
3 Minor business impact:

Indicates the service or functionality is usable
and it is not a critical impact on
Operations. Within 4 business M-F business
hours hours

An inquiry or non-technical request Within 1 business M-F business
day hours
Appendix B: IBM Cross-Channel Marketing Optimization
This section applies to IBM Cross-Channel Marketing Optimization Marketing Operations OnDemand
(MO-OD) and IBM Cross-Channel Marketing Optimization Email Optimization (formerly Pivotal Veracity)
offerings only.

Customer Support is available via the following channels:
24 x 7 IBM Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com which provides the appropriate
support address per product, an online Knowledge Base, FAQs, recorded training and downloadable
documentation.
E-mail: mktgops@us.ibm.com for Marketing Operations OnDemand
E-mail: emailopt@us.ibm.com for Email Optimization (formerly Pivotal Veracity)
Phone: 1-866-493-2673 Option 4 for Marketing Operations OnDemand
Phone: 1-866-493-2673 Option 3 for Email Optimization
Hours of Operation
Marketing Operations OnDemand: 8 AM to 5 PM U.S. Eastern Time, Monday to Friday (excluding
holidays)
Email Optimization: 9 AM to 8 PM U.S. Eastern Time, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
After Hours Support

issues on business days, weekends and holidays.
To request After Hours Support, please call the Support phone number indicated above and choose the
correct product option. Please note the following information is required for assistance:
Company Name
Your Name
Product Type (Marketing Operations OnDemand or E-mail Optimization)
Phone Number
E-mail Address
Supported Language(s)
English

Please contact Customer Support via one of the following channels: E-mail or phone.
Once an e-mail is received, we review each item and assign a severity based on the issue details
submitted. Each ticket is followed through to closure by Cross-Channel Marketing Optimization Customer
Support personnel.
Phone: We will attempt to answer your questions on the phone. If we determine that we can better serve
you by researching the questions while you are not waiting on the phone, we will create a ticket to
continue the investigation.
Escalation Process
This escalation process is made available for customers who wish to pursue a particular concern
regarding an open support request.
Please submit a new ticket via mktgops@us.ibm.com for Marketing Operations OnDemand or
emailopt@us.ibm.com for E-mail Optimization an issue summary or e-mail subject line of Escalation and
the following information in the body of the ticket:
Ticket number needing escalation in the format of 5377-xxxxxxx. Please do not use the #5377 or
copy from a ticket e-mail that was received. This contains code that will not be seen by our
alerting system.
Reason for the escalation request on previously submitted tickets (please include Client ID that
was used to open this ticket), so we may prioritize your requests accordingly.
comment in an open ticket or forward a tracking system e-mail that you have already
received as a response. Please note that while we may be able to process some requests
quickly, there may be questions or issues that require a longer time for analysis.
Severity Examples
Below are some common examples of support issues and suggested severity levels. These examples are
general guidelines for informational purposes only.
Severity Examples
1 E-mail Optimization ISP escalation/system outage

Marketing Operations OnDemand system down, cant login to site
2 E-mail Optimization Advanced Deliverability issues beyond the basics

Marketing Operations OnDemand you can log in but the server is so slow that
you cant open a project or run a report
3 E-mail Optimization - Reading/interprets reports questions

Marketing Operations OnDemand The data in a report youre running doesnt
seem correct. A piece of collateral in the review area isnt displaying correctly.
4 E-mail Optimization - forgot password or report was sent but not showing up in
pvIQ
Marketing Operations OnDemand - how to add a new user to the system.
Appendix C: IBM Smarter Cities On Cloud
The support information provided in this section applies to these offerings: IBM Intelligent Operations
Center on Cloud, IBM Intelligent Transportation on Cloud, IBM Intelligent Water on Cloud, IBM
Intelligent Operations Center for Emergency Management on Cloud, IBM Water Operations for
Waternamics on Cloud.

Please have your named Administrator contact Customer Support via the IBM Client Success Portal or
through e-mail.
24 x 7 IBM Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com. Customers are encouraged to initially
use this Support Portal to access Knowledge Base, FAQs, downloadable documentation and ticket
submission information.
Alternatively, e-mail us at sc_support@us.ibm.com
Include the following information in your e-mail:
IBM Customer Number
Contact name
Contact e-mail address
Contact preferred phone number
Severity in this format: Severity #
How many users are impacted
Product Name
Summary of the issue in the e-mail subject
Description of the issue
Related attachments (as applicable)
Hours of Operation
Phone and Email:
North America: 8 AM to 8 PM U.S. Eastern Time, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
Europe: 8 AM to 5 PM Central European Time, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
Asia Pacific: 8 AM to 5 PM India Central Time, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
After Hours Support

To request After Hours Support, please submit the ticket via the IBM Client Success Portal or e-mail at
sc_support@us.ibm.com as Type: Issue and Severity: Severity 1. This will alert our team 24 x 7.
English

Once your e-mail describing the request or issue is received, we will review each item and assign a
severity based on the issue details submitted. Each request or issue is assigned a ticket number and
transferred to a Support Engineer and followed through to closure by the Support team.
Escalation Process
Customers should submit a new ticket or e-mail via http://support.ibmcloud.com or
sc_support@us.ibm.com with the issue summary or e-mail subject line of Escalation and the following
information in the body of the ticket:
copy from a ticket e-mail that was received. This contains code that will not be seen by our
alerting system.
comment in an open ticket or forward a tracking system e-mail that you have already
received as a response. Please note that while we may be able to process some requests
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
1 Intelligent Operations Center Portal is not available

All users cannot log in
2 Intelligent Operations Center KPI Portlet is not shown
Sametime status is offline
3 Event is not shown on Map Portlet when selected

Event is not added to event list when adding new event
4 Table display is not in proper format
How to add new users
How to increase the volumes and capacity of the system
Appendix D: IBM Sterling
IB Sterling B2B Services - Collaboration Network
Phone:
Americas: +1-877-432-4300 or +1 (303) 354-2936
France: +33 (0) 1 6453 8420
Spain: +34 (0) 91 349 6560
Germany: +49 (0) 69 6640 4320
Sweden: +46 (0) 87 51 5729
Italy: +39 02 4823 2020
UK: +44 (0)2392-282-570
Netherlands: +31 (0) 20 504 0580
Australia: +61-2-93549368
Japan: +81 (0) 120-115-353
E-mail: scn_support@us.ibm.com; Australia email: scn_help@au1.ibm.com

IBM Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com
IBM Sterling B2B Services (which include hosted translation service)

Phone: 1-888-558-7509
E-mail: hostedtranslation_support@us.ibm.com
IBM Sterling Supply Chain Visibility and IBM Sterling Supply Chain Visibility Vendor Compliance
Phone: +1-888-558-7509
E-mail: sterlingsaas_support@us.ibm.com
IBM Sterling Supplier Portal

Phone: +1-888-558-7509
E-mail: sterlingsaas_support@us.ibm.com
IBM Sterling Web Forms

Phone: +1-888-432-7382
E-mail: webforms_support@us.ibm.com

Phone: +1-888-932-9286
Email: #HostedSupport@wwpdl.VNet.IBM.com
IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services (Managed Services)
Phone:
Americas:
Toll-free: +1-866-269-1113 (+1-303-354-2981) or +1-866-292-2503 (+1-303-354-2977)
France: +33-1-6453-8420
Germany: +49-696640-4320
UK: +44-2392-282-570
Asia Pacific: 800-2436-3728 (must dial international dialing code first)
Australia: +61-02-9354-9367
China:
+10-800-711-1149 CI/Netcom Group
+10-800-110-1073 C4/Telecom South
E-mail: managedSaaS_support@us.ibm.com
Hours of Operation
IBM Sterling B2B Services - Collaboration Network, IBM Sterling Supply Chain Visibility and IBM Sterling
Supply Chain Visibility Vendor Compliance, IBM Sterling Supplier Portal, IBM Sterling Web Forms
8:00 AM to 11:00 PM Eastern Time, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)


Please reference your Support Plan for hours of operation and other details
After Hours Support

For IBM Sterling B2B Services - Collaboration Network, IBM Sterling Supply Chain Visibility
and IBM Sterling Supply Chain Visibility Vendor Compliance, IBM Sterling Supplier Portal, IBM
Sterling Web Forms, the supported languages are: English, French, German, Dutch, Italian,
Spanish
For IBM Sterling Data Synchronization Manager, the supported language is English.
For IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services (Managed Services), please reference your Support
Plan for Supported Languages.

Please contact Customer Support via one of the following channels: E-mail or phone or IBM Client
Success Portal.
E-mail or Support Portal: Once your e-mail or ticket is received, we will review each item and assign a
severity based on the issue details submitted. Each ticket is followed through to closure by Customer
Support personnel.
Escalation Process
Customers can contact Customer Support by phone (using the appropriate phone number indicated
above) and bring the issue to the attention of the support manager.
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
IBM Sterling B2B Services - Collaboration Network, IBM Sterling Supply Chain Visibility and IBM
Sterling Supply Chain Visibility Vendor Compliance, IBM Sterling Supplier Portal, IBM Sterling Web
Forms
1 Data loss
Unable to send/receive data through mailbox communications;
Unable to process time critical data for their business partners
2 Data delay in processing time for critical data, but still able to send/receive via
mailbox
Receiving error messages in communication to the network
Mapping errors
3 How-to and general questions
Value-add setup requests for mailbox maintenance
4 Enhancement requests for specific solution
Questions on functionality of solutions/services

1 Unable to login to production application
2 Production application response time is slow

Client has locked themselves out of the site (supplied incorrect log on
information three times)
3 Questions regarding validation issues.
Questions regarding the overall process
4 Questions regarding a new retailer
General questions
All severities Please reference your Support Plan for severity level examples
Appendix E: IBM Commerce on Cloud
The support information provided in this section applies to these offerings: IBM Commerce Service,
IBM Sterling Order Management Service, IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote Service, IBM
Commerce Insights and IBM Commerce Insights for Watson Analytics
Contacting Customer Support:
Via the IBM Support Portal
IBM Support Portal

Any issues accessing this portal, please email ccsprt@us.ibm.com
Via the Telephone (software support)
https://www.ibm.com/planetwide/
The Commerce on Cloud Customer Support team is available from Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to
5:00 PM in the customer's chosen time zone, excluding IBM designated holidays.
Severity 1 issues are responded to 24 x 7. (Please see the Severity level guideline and Response Time
Objective chart listed at the beginning of this document for response descriptions to all levels of
severities). To request After Business Hour Support for a Severity 1 issue, please submit a request to IBM
Support Portal describing the issue and select 1 as the ticket Severity. Although opening a Severity 1
ticket provides an immediate reference number and pages out the support team, a phone call will also
help to alert the team as quickly as possible.
All non-Sev 1 issues, if submitted after business hours, will be responded to during the next business day
according to the Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time Objectives at the beginning of this
document.
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Escalation Process
If at any point you feel we are not meeting our commitments, please use the escalation process:
1) Contact the Support Analyst (via direct phone, email, or SR) and clarify the business impact of your
problem
2) Call the IBM Software Support number above and ask to speak to the next available technician
(24x7)
3) Raise the severity level of the problem (PMR)
4) Ask to speak to the SMEs manager to gain prompt attention and management focus
Call IBM Software Support and ask to speak to the Duty Manager who will ensure the correct resources
are engaged and focus in place (24x7)
Appendix F: IBM DemandTec
Authorized contacts at the client site can contact Customer Support via the following channels:
24 x 7 IBM Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com
E-mail: dtsupport@us.ibm.com
Phone: Toll Free in the U.S. 1-866-460-0501
Phone: Direct Line 1-925-460-9120
Hours of Operation
Phone and Email:
Americas: 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM U.S. Pacific Time, Monday Friday
Europe: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM U.S. Central Time, Monday Friday
Asia: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Japan Standard Time, Monday Friday
After Hours Support

After hours support is provided for Severity 1 incidents only. To request support assistance outside of the
hours listed above, please complete the two steps below. A customer support representative will contact
you within one hour.
1. Open a ticket at the IBM Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com

2. Call the customer support hotline at 866-460-0501 or 925-460-9120.
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All client support issues are documented in a support ticket. Each ticket is assigned a unique number for
reference and a severity level based upon the details in the ticket description. Client contacts can review
ticket progress and update tickets at the IBM Client Success Portal. Updates and client responses are
also sent by email and recorded in the ticket notes.
Escalation Process
Please submit a new ticket via https://support.ibmcloud.com with the subject line of Escalation Request
To expedite your escalation request, include the information below in the body of the ticket:
1. The ticket number needing escalation.
2. A brief summary of the reasons for the escalation request. This ensures all of your open support tickets
are prioritized appropriately.
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
1 User unable to log into a DemandTec service
Unable to export daily pricing
Unable to validate Promotions
System Error when trying to access Promotions
Permission issue with the file transfer drop box
Client has not been able to retrieve price export
Submitted deals are not flowing to the Promotion service
2 All pre-priced items missing from optimized results

Analytics monthly standard report has not been delivered
Unable to edit price schedule for low info stores
Production site performance prevents exporting todays pricing
Products are displayed with incorrect competitor pricing information
Financials for new items are not updating the deal sheet
3 Very high predicted volume for some product/locations
Please set up my user accounts with the French locale
We are not seeing Manufacturer Cost when using my user id
Please provide account access to the IBM Client Success Portal
How do I change my password in Deal Management?
4 User needs help adding a new item to an offer

Can we use a Windows 7 client with the Markdown service?
Warning message is not displayed when a coupon is added
How do we add a custom value to the location group class dropdown
Username for new user is spelled incorrectly, please correct it
Product Maintenance Schedule for Hosted Services

IBM defines the Maintenance Window as the time from Friday night at 7:00 PM PST until the following
times based on the nature of the Updates and the amount of advance notice:
- Until Sunday at 12:00 PM PST for Major Releases deployed on the published schedule;
- Until Saturday at 12:00 PM PST for Minor Releases and other major Updates so long as IBM provides
48 hours advance notice.
These hours are subject to reasonable change upon your written or e-mail approval.
A Major Release means a major new release of functionality for a Cloud Service, which IBM generally
releases four times per year, targeted for mid-February, mid-May, mid-August and early November. Major
Release target dates are published at the beginning of each year. In scheduling its Major Releases, IBM
takes into consideration critical retail holidays such as Thanksgiving; however, the ultimate decision as to
the timing of each Major Release shall be IBMs subject to the requirements of the Maintenance Window.
A Minor Release means a consolidation of Updates that IBM may deploy from time to time subject to the
requirements of the Maintenance Window.
Planned System Downtime means (a) a scheduled outage of the Cloud Service that occurs during a
Maintenance Window and for which IBM has provided you with the requisite advance notice set forth
above, or (b) to which the parties mutually agree for the purpose of providing emergency Updates.
Unplanned System Downtime means an outage other than Planned System Downtime.
Updates include all enhancements, modifications, patches, revisions, supplements, add-on components,
reorganizations and releases relating to a Service that IBM may provide or make generally available
during the term of the applicable Order Document, including Major and Minor Releases.
Appendix G: IBM Blueworks Live
Support Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com
The Support Portal is configured to use Single Sign On using your Blueworks Live User ID and
Password. You can easily access the Support Portal from Blueworks Live by clicking the Contact
Support button under the help link. When logging into the Support Portal directly you will be
redirected to first log into Blueworks Live.
Hours of Operation
3:00 AM to 7:00 PM U.S Eastern Time, Monday Friday (excluding holidays).
Support issues may be opened or updated 24 x 7 via the Support Portal; however, responses to non-
severity 1 issues are not guaranteed outside of the normal hours of operations stated above.
After Hours Support

After hours support is only provided for Severity 1 issues.
To request support assistance outside of the hours listed above, please contact us using any of the
steps below.
Open a ticket at the Support Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com and select Severity 1 for the
Customer Severity field. This will notify one of our support staff members.
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All client support issues are documented in a support ticket. Each ticket is assigned a unique
number for reference and a severity level based upon the details in the ticket description. Client
contacts can review ticket progress and update tickets at the IBM Client Success Portal. Updates
and client responses are also sent by email and recorded in the ticket notes.
Escalation Process
Please submit a new ticket via the Support Portal, https://support.ibmcloud.com with the subject line of
Escalation Request. To expedite your escalation request, include the information below in the body of
the ticket:
2. A brief summary of the reasons for the escalation request. This ensures all of your open support
tickets are prioritized appropriately.
For Severity 1 escalation requests outside of the normal support hours of operation (stated above),
follow the instructions for After Hours Support.
Severity Examples
Severity Example
Application not accessible
Severity 1 Data corruption
All users cannot log in
Performance issues
Severity 2 Application errors impacting multiple users
Individual user cannot log in
General issues
Severity 3 Application errors or problems impacting individual users
Minor application issues
Severity 4 How-To questions
Enhancements
Appendix H: IBM SPSS Modeler Gold on Cloud
Account and Billing Inquiries

Your IBM account representative should be your first point of contact for general account inquiries.
For billing inquiries please review the contact instructions in the most recent IBM invoice for your
service.
Contacting Technical Support

Please open a ticket via the IBM Client Success Portal at:
https://support.ibmcloud.com
If you haven't previously used this site, please follow the "Need an account?" link to request ac-
cess.
Hours of Operation
The support team is available during normal country business hours as defined by your time zone
(excluding local national holidays). For example, in North America, those hours are Monday to Fri-
day, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
After Hours Support - Severity 1 Incidents Only

After Hours Support is provided for Severity 1 issues only. Refer to the Severity Level Guidelines & Re-
sponse Time Objectives section earlier in this handbook.
To request support assistance outside of the hours listed above, please open a ticket via the IBM
Client Success Portal, https://support.ibmcloud.com, and select Severity 1 for the Severity field.
This will notify a member of our after-hours support staff.
Our worldwide centers are structured to provide you with local language access in most major countries.
number for reference and a severity level based upon the details in the ticket description. You can review
your ticket's progress and add further details via the IBM Client Success Portal.
Escalation Process
IBM Analytics Solutions Client Success and Smarter Support is committed to providing excellent client
service at all times. If our support services fail to meet your expectations, please feel free
to escalate the issue by following the guidance on the web page listed below:
http://www.ibm.com/software/analytics/cognos/customercenter/escalation.html
Severity Examples
Refer to the Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time Objectives section in the beginning of
this handbook.
Appendix I: IBM Watson Health
Offerings included in this SaaS Support Statement Production Only

Watson Care Manager
Watson Platform for Health (formerly IBM Watson Health Core)
Watson for Drug Discovery
Watson for Clinical Trial Matching Standard
Watson for Oncology
Watson Health clients are required to provide a Level 1 technical support contact to
your Authorized Users for initial troubleshooting, gathering data for problem determi-
nation, and verification that the issue is isolated to the Watson Health services.
Method of Contact
Your level 1 technical support personnel can contact the Watson Health Support
team via:
SaaS Offering Contact Method
Watson Care Manager** Watson Health Support Portal
Watson Platform for Health Watson Health Support Portal
Watson for Drug Discovery Client Success Portal
Watson for Clinical Trial Matching Standard Client Success Portal
Watson for Oncology Client Success Portal
Only Authorized Users may submit issues.
NOTE: No Personal Information (PI) including Protected Health Information (PHI)

and sensitive personal information (SPI) should be included in any documentation or
information when reporting an incident
Hours of Operation
During the initial setup of one of the SaaS offerings listed in this section the client will
choose one of the following time zones as their defined support coverage hours.
Severity 1 Watson Health Cloud 24 x 7
9 AM - 5 PM - US Eastern time - Monday - Friday - excluding IBM holidays

9AM 5 PM - Dublin time Monday Friday excluding IBM holidays
9AM 5 PM - Sydney, Australia time excluding IBM holidays
Support issues may be opened or updated 24x7. However, responses to non-severity
1 issues are not guaranteed outside of the standard hours of operation.
**Watson Care Manager Hours of Operation:
8 AM - 8 PM - US Eastern time - Monday - Friday - excluding IBM holidays

.
After Hours Support
After hours support is provided only for Severity 1 issues.
To request Severity 1 support assistance outside of the regular business hours open
a request via Watson Health Support Portal or Client Success Portal (depending on
the offering) as a Severity 1 incident. This will alert our Watson Health Support staff
members.
Before Contacting Customer Support
Client Level 1 technical support should complete the following actions before contact-
ing Watson Health Support:
Gather information and define, describe, and document the problem information as
fully as possible, including characterizing the problems behavior and environment,
analyzing problem symptoms, recreating the problem (if possible), attempting to
identify root cause, and documenting steps taken.
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All client support issues will be documented within a support ticket. Each ticket will be
assigned a unique number for reference and a severity level that is based on the de-
tails within the ticket description. Updates and client responses will be sent by email
and recorded in the ticket comments.
Severity Classification and Response Time
Client will designate the severity for each Watson Health Support request. IBM and
Client will validate such severity and mutually agree to any changes based upon the
severity description provided below. For the Cloud Service, the incident "Response
Time" is the elapsed time measured from the time the incident is reported to IBM
Watson Health Support by the Client. Watson Health Support will use commercially
reasonable efforts to meet the incident response time objectives described below:
Response Times Objectives
Severity 1: 1 hour
Severity 2: 2 hours within Support hours
Severity 3: 4 hours within Support hours
Severity 4 - within 1 business day

Severity Descriptions:
Below are some common examples of support issues and suggested sever-
ity levels. These examples are general guidelines for informational purposes
only.
Severity Description
1 Watson Health Cloud service is down/not responding to all users.
2
Users can log in but the system is very slow to respond.
A major function of the application is not working for all users and impacting
business.
3
The data returned by the service appears to be incomplete or out of date.
A feature or function is not working as expected but work can continue.
4
How to add a new user to the service.
A request for a change to a system feature or function (requires business ap-

proval).
Service Updates and Maintenance
Scheduled Maintenance:
IBM may at any time update the underlying Cloud Service to improve availa-
bility, stability, security or throughput. Client will not be able to defer such
maintenance. IBM will use commercially reasonable efforts to deploy the
updates in such a manner as to not inhibit Clients use of the Cloud Service.
IBM will provide sufficient notification for scheduled maintenance down
times.
Emergency Maintenance:
Should other non-scheduled down times occur, IBM will notify Client as soon
as IBM becomes aware that downtime will be necessary and will provide Cli-
ent with an estimation of the duration of the downtime and notify Client upon
final resolution. The Cloud Service may not be available during these times.
If the Cloud Service is unavailable during an emergency maintenance situa-
tion, IBM will manage the situation as a Severity 1 incident.
Appendix J: IBM Algo Risk Service on Cloud
Please open a ticket via the IBM Client Success Portal at: https://support.ibmcloud.com. If you haven't
previously used this site, please follow the "Need an account?" link to request access and select IBM Risk
Analytics from the Product/Brand pick list in the request form.
Hours of Operation
After Hours Support

After hours support is provided for Severity 1 incidents only. To request support assistance outside of the
hours listed above, please open a ticket in the IBM Client Success Portal
https://support.ibmcloud.com
Select Severity 1 for the Severity field. This will notify one of our after-hours support staff members.
Supported Language(s)-: English

also sent by email and recorded in the ticket comments.
Escalation Process
Please submit a new ticket via the IBM Client Success Portal at https://support.ibmcloud.com
2. A brief summary of the reasons for the escalation request. This ensures all of your open
support tickets are prioritized appropriately.
Severity Examples
Severity Example
1 A defect prevents you from accessing or using the Managed Service due to
(i) system downtime, hang or crash; or (ii) widespread unavailability of
critical features or functions.
2 A defect restricts the use of the Managed Service by you due to (i)
unavailability of certain features and functions but does not completely
prevent use of the Managed Service; or (ii) performance degradation or poor
response time.
3 A defect causes operational inconvenience to you but no significant

interference with the Managed Service.
4 A minor or cosmetic defect (such as a typographical error or an error on a

screen layout) that has a minimal or no impact on you.
Appendix K: IBM Emptoris
IBM Emptoris is a single tenant SaaS enterprise procurement solution. Unlike a multi-tenant SaaS
environment, every IBM Emptoris client has its own dedicated application server which is not shared with
other clients. IBM hosts multiple Emptoris instances for multiple clients. In order to ensure the SaaS
services quality and security for every client, IBM needs to follow a standard operation guideline.
For Severity 1 production site outage, after resolution of incident, IBM Emptoris SaaS teams will conduct
root cause analysis (RCA), communicate the results to our customers and articulate a prevention plan
against future outages of its type. For non-production incidents, IBM Emptoris SaaS teams will conduct
internal analysis but will not be communicating RCA to customers.
IBM is responsible for tracking and maintaining the infrastructure configurations and all other
configurations set by IBM SaaS team.
Clients are responsible for entering valid application data and configuring system settings available
through the application interface. Examples of application configurations include: archive frequency,
attachment size, transport settings, etc.
Sample scenarios:
If you have multiple environments hosted by IBM (e.g. Production, QA, Sandbox, etc.), before
submitting your request to IBM to refresh one environment with a database from a different
environment, you need to track the application configuration settings that youve set in the application
interface. Any environment specific settings will be lost and will need to be re-applied after the system
is refreshed.
After you have made changes to the application configurations in one environment (e.g. Sandbox), if
the same configuration is required in your other environment (e.g. Production), then you are
responsible for applying the required settings.
IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management Premium Support Offering
For additional details, please refer to the Premium Support Offerings as described in your transaction doc-
ument. Please contact your named account manager if you required confirmation of your purchased sup-
port offering.
Recommendation for Mid and Large-Range Customers

IBM prides itself on delivering world class software support with highly skilled, customer-focused people.
However, IBM support can never take the place of your companys internal help desk. Many successful
companies have found the best way to interact with IBM Emptoris software support is through a cadre of
highly skilled and trained employees who understand their companys environment and act in conjunction
with their internal help desk.
These senior staff members are able to filter, sort, and prioritize their companys problems and direct them
toward the best resource (IBM and non-IBM) for resolution. These are the people who become authorized
contacts to collaborate with IBM software support for fast resolution of IBM problems as well as assuming
a similar role with other vendors. It is highly recommended that all authorized contacts (and any of their
replacements) receive appropriate Emptoris product training prior to contacting IBM for support. We
encourage you to adopt such a structure, if you havent already, as it will help us secure the success of
your IBM Emptoris solutions.

There are two channels to contact Customer Support. Any authorized contact at the client site may
contact Customer Support.
IBM Client Success Portal (Preferred): https://support.ibmcloud.com which provides the appropriate
support address per product, an online Knowledge Base and FAQs.
Phone:
Country Phone Number
US International +1 212 444 0140
US & Canada +1 888 791 3069
United Kingdom 0 800 028 6347
Australia +1 800 049715
India 000 800 852 1501
South Africa 0800 202 873
Japan +81 357676015
Russia +44 2030241427
Spain +34 912754317
Chile 1230-020-0083
Germany +49 6951709188
France +33 157323112
Brazil 0800 761 1583
Portugal +351 214159395
Taiwan 00 800 8888 3030
China +852 30114576
Hours of Operation
The Customer Support team is available within your region to provide support during the following hours:
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Customer's local time, excluding IBM Company observed holidays.
After Hours Support

To request After Hours Support, please call the support line (phone numbers listed above) and follow the
prompts. Please note the following information is required for assistance:
Client Name
Caller Name
Phone Number
Core Product Support: English
Core Product Supplier Support: Local language provided where available
SaaS Support for U.S. Federal Customers
The IBM SaaS is operated within an IBM data center that meets the security requirements of FISMA with
an impact level of moderate as well as FedRamp certification; however, neither the software and opera-
tion processes that are used in the IBM SaaS, nor related support services, are FISMA or FedRamp certi-
fied.
IBM Customer Support team of U.S. citizenship is available to provide support from 8:00 AM to
5:00 PM Eastern Time, excluding IBM Company observed holidays.
All Support Tickets are accessible to the IBM Customer Support team which includes U.S. and
non-U.S. citizens.

How Your Service Request Is Handled By IBM Emptoris Support
You may submit your request for assistance by using the Client Success Portal or by telephone (where
available). These requests are logged into the IBM problem management system. Once logged, a unique
Support Ticket is created.
Please make note of your Support Ticket number and use it in any future communication on the issue with
the support center. Your Support Ticket is routed to a resolution team for handling. A resolution team is
simply a group of software support specialists. You may be transferred directly to the resolution team or
your issue will be placed in a queue for response. In either case, the next person to contact you will be a
specialist in the appropriate resolution team.
At the resolution team level your Service Request is researched, resolved, or escalated as appropriate.
Due to the level of specialization required to maintain superior technical expertise at the team level, it is
sometimes necessary to involve more than one support team in resolving a particular software problem.
This is easily handled, as our support teams are all networked together and work as one to resolve
whatever problems or issues arise.
Upon mutual agreement of the need for IBM Support to access Client's application instance to expedite
resolution, Client is responsible for account creation, enabling, and suspending access to client systems
during the troubleshooting lifecycle. A video (http://bit.ly/2ofI5pd) is available online to help you
understand the security best practices when working with IBM SaaS Support.
In order to investigate the issue, IBM may need to access information on your system relative to the
failure, or may need to recreate the failure to get additional information. Should the problem be
configuration related, it is possible you may need to recreate the problem to get that required information.
Our software support specialists may request that you send IBM the problem information, systems data or
test cases, etc., or that our support specialists be able to view it with you electronically. To accomplish
this, IBM has two approved tools; Assist On-site (AOS) and Smart Cloud. While other tools may exist,
IBM discourage their use since our support people are not trained on them nor can IBM take responsibility
for the security of your data with these other vendor tools. By the terms and conditions of the applicable
support agreements: (i) this information will be non-confidential (for example, not labeled your company
confidential); and (ii) you should not supply IBM with any personally-identifiable information (whether in
data or other form). You will be responsible for reasonable costs and other amounts that IBM may incur
relating to any such information mistakenly provided to IBM or the loss or disclosure of such information
by IBM, including those arising out of any third party claims.
Once your documentation is completely received by IBM approved means, IBM will use it only for the
purposes for which it was provided - that is, to fix defects or to support IBM products or services. We will
not disclose it to other parties, except to contractors of IBM who we may use to help us fix defects or
provide support; and we will delete, destroy or return it when it is no longer required. If you elect to have
us return physical media, you will be responsible for arranging for return transport of the media. IBM will
provide the tapes to your designated carrier at the IBM location, but otherwise will have no
responsibility/liability for return of the media.
If you and the IBM Emptoris support specialist agree, you may decide to send your problem information or
test cases to IBM. The IBM Emptoris support specialist working with you can help you set up the transfer.
You need to understand and acknowledge that IBM may use its global resources, including but not limited
to, IBM Affiliates and personnel located in various countries, for the delivery of service and services. By
sending us problem information, you warrant that none of your data exported to, or otherwise accessible
by IBM is controlled as a defense article under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) or
under any other countrys laws or regulations.
*In certain circumstances, your previously contracted support agreement may differ from the support
specifications set forth in this handbook. In those circumstances, you will continue to be entitled to
receive the services which you have previously received until the expiration of your existing contract. If a
higher level of service is set forth in this handbook, IBM may, in its sole discretion provide such higher
level of services to you regardless of the specifications set forth in your existing service contract.
How Technical Questions (how-to/install) are Handled

Technical question support allows you to obtain assistance from IBM for product specific, task-oriented
questions regarding the installation and operation of currently supported IBM software. In the course of
providing answers to your technical questions, we may refer you to product documentation or publications,
or we may be able to provide a direct answer to assist you with short duration problems involving:
Installation
Usage (how-to)
Specific usage/installation questions for documented functions
Product compatibility and interoperability questions
Technical references to publications, such as redbooks or manuals
Assistance with interpretation of publications
Providing available configuration samples
Planning information for software fixes
IBM knowledge database searches
Subscription and Support and Support Line are not structured to address everything -- the following are
examples of areas that are beyond their scope:
Performance analysis
Writing, troubleshooting or customizing clients code
Extensive configuration questions
Recovering a database, or data recovery
Consulting
Interpretation or triage of customer or third party generated defect scanning reports
Most of these types of situations require some form of Advanced Support Offering. For further information
about these services please contact your IBM Representative, who can help direct you to resources who
can discuss your needs.
IBM Secure Engineering
IBM uses various methods to communicate security vulnerability information to customers. We use
Security Bulletins when publicly disclosing security vulnerabilities discovered in IBM offerings and
leverages alternative tools and processes, where appropriate (e.g. cloud-based services), for more
targeted and discrete communications with entitled customers. To help protect our customers, IBM does
not publically disclose or confirm security vulnerabilities until IBM has conducted an analysis of the
product and issued fixes and/or mitigations. For information about Security Bulletins please monitor the
IBM Client Success Portal, the IBM Product Security Incident Response Team Blog, and subscribe to My
Notifications to receive important notifications about your products. When IBM publishes a Security
Bulletin, the company intends to provide vulnerability information in it that is similar to the content
specified in the Common Vulnerability Reporting Framework (CVRF). IBM does not intend to provide
vulnerability details that could enable someone to craft an exploit.
IBM uses the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) as a standard for communicating the impact
of security vulnerabilities in IBM products and solutions. CVSS is an industry open standard for assessing
the severity or impact of computer system security vulnerabilities. This standard attempts to establish a
numeric measure that represents how much concern or attention the vulnerability warrants. The resulting
CVSS 'score' is based on an assessment of a series of metrics. The CVSS Base Score represents the
intrinsic and fundamental characteristics of the vulnerability that are typically constant over time and
across user environments.
IBM provides the CVSS scores "as is" without warranty of any kind, including the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Customers are responsible for assessing the impact
of any actual or potential security vulnerability.
For additional information on IBM Secure Engineering practices, please visit:
http://www-03.ibm.com/security/secure-engineering/
Submitting Software Requirements

Sometimes what appeared to be a defect turns out to be working as designed (or broken as designed
as some Customers phrase it). If thats the case, the most effective vehicle available to provide IBM
software development your software requirements is to attend one of IBMs technical conferences. One of
the primary objectives of user groups such as GUIDE, SHARE, COMMON, or the TECHNICAL
INTERCHANGE is to collect user requirements for future releases of our software products. Technical
conferences provide an excellent opportunity for you to discuss requirements directly with our
development teams. If you do not have the opportunity to attend user group meetings or would simply
prefer not to wait until the next meeting, you can search for similar requirements or open a requirement
through IBMs Request for Enhancement (RFE) Community.
RFE Community allows you to collaborate with Product Management, Development teams and other
product users through the ability to search, view, comment on, submit, and track requests for
enhancement.
Popular Features of RFE Community
o Online Submission and Searching of RFEs o Vote or Comment on RFEs
o Browse RFEs by product: o Watch RFEs
- Top 20 Watched RFEs and Voted RFEs, o Set Email or RSS feed notifications
- Planned RFEs and Delivered RFEs o Start / Join a group to discuss RFEs
Links & Education that will help you get started

o B2B & Commerce RFE Community Page
o Learn about the RFE process (YouTube)
o How to vote for RFEs (YouTube)
o Learn about how to submit, view and send out notifications on RFEs (YouTube)
o How to watch for and get notified on RFEs (YouTube)
o How to search for RFEs (YouTube)
o RFE Community FAQ page
o RFE status values and definitions
Questions about the RFE Community portal?
Email: b2bcrfe@us.ibm.com
Your Responsibilities
IBM does not warrant that our products are defect free. However, we do endeavor to fix them to work as
designed. You may be surprised to learn you play a key role in this effort. Our remote software support is
available to provide you with assistance and guidance. However, we assume that you will provide
information about your system and the failing component, information that is key to resolving the problem.
This information includes capturing documentation at the time of a failure, applying a trap or trace code to
your system, possibly formatting the output from the trap or trace, and sending documentation or trace
information, in hardcopy or soft copy, to the remote support center. You are also responsible for obtaining
fixes, by downloading or by receiving ones that have been shipped to you on media, applying the fixes to
your systems and testing the fixes to ensure they meet your needs. Occasionally, removal of installed
fixes may be necessary in the process of isolating problems.
And sometimes fixing a problem will mean the installation of a later release of the software as some fixes
cannot be retrofitted into earlier code.
You need to be aware of your responsibilities when working with an IBM support center. If you do not have
the required skill or are not positioned to do the work, you can engage a services provider such as IBM
Global Technical Services (GTS) or a business partner to assist you, for an additional fee. If you are
already involved in a services engagement in which GTS or a Business Partner is designing and
implementing an application for you, you should ensure the statement of work is very clear as to whose
responsibility it is to work suspected code defect issues with IBM, to ensure proper entitlement for remote
support.
You are responsible for training your suppliers and end users on the Emptoris solution.
Escalation Process
Our escalation process is made available for you to pursue a particular concern regarding an open sup-
port request.
You should submit a new ticket via the IBM Client Success Portal with the issue summary Escalation Re-
quest and the following information in the description of the ticket:
Ticket number needing escalation in the format of 5377-xxxxxxx.
A brief summary of the reason for the escalation request. This ensures all of your open support
If you deem appropriate, after submitting the escalation ticket, you may also call and ask to speak to the
on-duty manager to escalate.
Note: Please do not request an escalation through a comment in your existing ticket or forward a
tracking system e-mail that you have already received as a response. Please note that while
we may be able to process some requests quickly, there may be questions or issues that require a
longer time for analysis.
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
1 Unable to use the product or reasonably continue work using the product
in a production environment
Product security has been breached
Data corruption is occurring
Supplier and buyer unable to place bids (via UI and via import)
All users are unable to create contracts, open contract language, approve
contracts and execute contracts
2 Critical product components not working properly.

Behavior has created a significant negative impact on productivity
Users not receiving event invitations
Contracts Approval Workflows and Rules function Incorrectly
3 Product components not working properly although an alternative solution

is available
A non- essential feature is unavailable with no alternative solution
Unable to attach document to items in event
Notification Template Formatting Incorrect
Non-critical software features are producing unexpected results.
4 Product information request
Product documentation clarification
How to export an event
How to Schedule a Reporting Job
We understand that in certain circumstances, the severity definition doesnt adequately describe the ur-
gency of a particular issue and the priority of that ticket needs to be elevated (especially in cases of Se-
verity 2, 3 and 4). In those instances, please ask the Emptoris support specialist to increase the priority of
that ticket.
Product Maintenance and Versioning Terminology

The IBM Emptoris product numbering is based on the IBM Version (V) - Release (R) - Modification (M) -
Fix Pack Level (F) structure with V.R.M.F format. Interim fix (aka iFix) is the 5th digit following the Fix Pack
level. Example: SSM 10.0.1.3.2 means SSM platform application on version 10 - Release 0 - Modification
1 - Fix Pack 3 - iFix 2.
Fix Pack is a collection of product fixes which are released on a schedule based on the need of the gen-
eral customer base. iFix contain one or small number of fixes that is targeted for business critical issues.
If your reported problem is confirmed to be a product defect, IBM Emptoris Support will work with you to
determine the appropriate release vehicle base on business impact.
For additional detailed explanation of the Maintenance Delivery Vehicle (MDV) terminology used by IBM,
please visit the V.R.M.F Maintenance Stream Delivery Vehicle terminology web site.
Support Ticket Closure
When a solution has been provided by the Emptoris support team to resolve your issue, you can close
your support ticket. For example: if the reported problem is resolved in a VRMF or iFix release that is
available for install/download, after Support informs you of the solution, your ticket is considered resolved.
If you do not take any action to close the ticket, the support ticket is automatically closed after the fol-
lowing process:
1. The IBM Emptoris support teams updates your ticket status as Resolution Provided.
2. After one week, if you do not take any action to close the ticket or provide a new update to
request additional assistance on the ticket, a notification message is sent to inform you the
ticket will be closed if we do not receive a response from you after two additional follow-up
attempts.
In addition, if the IBM Emptoris support team requests more information about your issue and you do
not take any action to close the ticket, or provide a new update for the issue, the support ticket is auto-
matically closed after the following process:
1. The IBM Emptoris support teams updates your ticket status requesting additional information.
2. After one week, if you do not take any action to close the ticket, or provide a new update for
the issue, a notification message is sent to inform you the ticket will be closed if we do not re-
ceive a response from you after two additional follow-up attempts.
Weekly Site Maintenance Schedule for Hosted Customers
If your site(s) is hosted by IBM, please note the following weekly maintenance window.
Production Instance
Every Saturday - London data center 6:00 PM to midnight local time; Dallas & Toronto
data centers 6:00 PM to midnight Eastern Time.
For customer using Emptoris Contract Management systems, please note the mainte-
nance window for Contract Reporting Analytics servers end on midnight Sundays.
Sandbox Instance
Every Wednesday from 7:00 PM to 1AM ET.
Please do inform your end-users of the site maintenance schedule and advise users to plan their
system activities accordingly.
Installation Request
For Customer-hosted sites:
o Depending on the version required, Customer can download builds via IBM Emptoris
Down-Level, Passport Advantage or Fix Central sites.
For Emptoris-hosted sites:
o Customer submits installation request via the IBM Client Success Portal or phone (install
request must include the exact product version and site URL).
Stay Informed
We know its hard to stay informed. Thats why we have systems that will email you when new fixes or
alerts come out. You can subscribe to specific types of information youre interested in, so you only
receive the information youre looking for.
The following Emptoris advisory announcements are communicated via IBM Watson Campaign
Automation:
Major Product Release Communication
SaaS Customer Service Advisories
Support Operation Advisories
Software Support Lifecycle - End of Support Notification
Subscribe to receive the above advisories by completing the web form below:
http://www.pages03.net/ibm-supportstrategyandsvcs/EmptorisSupportnotificationOpt-In/
The following advisory announcements for the IBM Emptoris product line are communicated via
Knowledge Reference updates in the IBM Client Success Portal:
Support Handbook updates
Fix Pack and iFix Release Communication
Product Security Bulletins
Software Support Lifecycle - End of Support Notification
In order to receive updates, you must subscribe to the Knowledge Topics.
Support Handbook
IBM Emptoris operates under the SaaS Support Handbook guidelines for both On-Premise and
SaaS customers.
o To receive notification of updates to the SaaS Support Handbook, please subscribe to

Knowledge Topic titled "How do I know when the IBM Support Handbook is updated?"
Product Publication and Release Communication
o All product publication and Release Notes (excluding Release Cards) from version
10.0.2.5 forward are downloadable from IBM Knowledge Center
1. Go to https://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/?lang=en
2. In the Search field, enter Emptoris and select the Product name
3. Select the version of interest
o All product publication and Release Notes (excluding Release Cards) prior to version
10.0.2.5 are downloadable from IBM Publication Center
http://www-05.ibm.com/e-business/linkweb/publications/servlet/pbi.wss
How to search for Emptoris publication:
1. From the IBM Publication Center home page, select your local country/re-
gion/language.
2. In the Welcome page, click "Search for Publication" link
3. On the Quick Publications Center Search page, in the "Search On" field, en-
ter these key words:
a. General publication search: IBM Emptoris <product name>
b. Release Notes search: IBM Emptoris <product name> Release
Notes
In the Search Result, select the document and version you wish to download.
o Release Notes
Published for every V.R.M.F. release.
Contents of a Release Note include the following:
What's New
Resolved Issues
Open Issues
o Release Cards
Published for every Fix Pack and iFix.
Contents include the following:
Build version and additional document information
Special instructions for installation
Suite Compatibility Matrix
Resolved Issues
Each Release Card is included with the software package file that is available for
download from Fix Central, which is accessible from your Passport Advantage
portal.
Release Cards are also published on the IBM Emptoris Client Success Portal
knowledge base.
Following are the essential Release Card topics for the IBM Emptoris Suite. If
you wish to receive alert notifications when new release cards are added to your
topic(s) of interest, you must subscribe to the topic.
Release Card Emptoris Sourcing
Release Card - Emptoris Contract Management
Release Card - Emptoris Program Management
Release Card - Emptoris Services Procurement
Release Card - Emptoris Spend Analysis
Release Card - Emptoris Strategic Supply Management (SSM) Platform
Release Card - Emptoris Supplier Lifecycle Management
Product Security Bulletins

Important information regarding security vulnerabilities that affect Emptoris products are
published in Knowledge Articles.
Following are the essential Security Bulletin knowledge topics for the IBM
Emptoris Suite. If you wish to receive alert notification when new security
bulletins are added to your topic of interest, you must subscribe to the topic.
Security Bulletins for Emptoris Contract Management
Security Bulletins for Emptoris Program Management
Security Bulletins for Emptoris Services Procurement
Security Bulletins for Emptoris Sourcing
Security Bulletins for Emptoris Spend Analysis
Security Bulletins for Emptoris SSM Analytics Integration Module
Security Bulletins for Emptoris Strategic Supply Management Platform
Security Bulletins for Emptoris Supplier Lifecycle Management
How to Subscribe to a Knowledge Topic:

o Login to the Client Success portal.
o Search for the Knowledge Topic of interest (see list above).
o After the topic opens, click the "Subscribe" link at the bottom of the topic.
o Click the "subscribe" button that appears in the pop-up window.
o You should see the success message which confirms your subscription to the topic.
Additional information regarding our service advisory notification are posted to Knowledge Topic
titled IBM Emptoris Service Advisory - How to Subscribe
Site Availability Credits
A support ticket claim for failure to meet an SLA must be submitted within thirty business days after event
that has impacted the IBM SaaS availability. Compensation for a valid SLA claim will be a credit against a
future invoice for the IBM SaaS based on the duration of time during which production system processing
for the IBM SaaS is not available ("Downtime"). Downtime is measured from the time Client reports the
event until the time the IBM SaaS is restored and does not include time related to a scheduled or announced
maintenance outage; causes beyond IBM's control; problems with Client or third party content or technology,
designs or instructions; unsupported system configurations and platforms or other Client errors; or Client-
caused security incident or Client security testing. IBM will apply the highest applicable compensation based
on the cumulative availability of the IBM SaaS during each contracted month, as shown in the table below.
The total compensation with respect to any contracted month cannot exceed 10 percent of one twelfth
(1/12th) of the annual charge for the IBM SaaS.
Refer to the terms and conditions for site availability credits in your service contract. To initiate a claim,
submit a support ticket with IBM support help desk and attach a copy of your contract with the terms and
condition of compensation.
Appendix L: IBM Cognos Disclosure Management
The support information provided in this section applies to :
IBM Cognos Disclosure Management on Cloud.
For support information related to IBM Planning Analytics, IBM Cognos TM1 on Cloud or IBM Con-
cert please refer to Appendix AO. For support information related to IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud,
please refer to Appendix CC

24 x 7 Service Request tool: http://www.ibm.com/support/servicerequest
Telephone: http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ . Please use the appropriate Software Support num-

ber for your country.
Hours of Operation
IBM Service Request tool: 24 x 7
The support team is available during normal country business hours as defined by your time zone
(excluding local national holidays). For example, in North America, those hours are Monday to
Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

After Hours Support is provided for Severity 1 issues only. Refer to the Severity Level Guidelines &
Response Time Objectives section earlier in this handbook.
To request support assistance outside of the hours listed above, please open a ticket via the IBM Service
Request tool, http://www.ibm.com/support/servicerequest, and select Severity 1 for the Severity field. This
will notify a member of our after-hours support staff.
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ticket progress and update tickets at the Customer Support portal. Updates and client responses are also
recorded in the ticket notes.
Escalation Process
We are committed to providing excellent customer service at all times. If our support services fail to meet
your expectations, please feel free to escalate the issue by contacting:
North America: Colin Young Pow cyoungpow@ca.ibm.com +1 905 413 4040

Europe: Adrian Stroe adrian.stroe@ro.ibm.com +40 372 210 032
Asia-Pacific: Peter Dalliston peter.dalliston@au1.ibm.com +61 2 9354 4500
Severity Examples
Please reference the general examples provided in the beginning of this handbook - Severity Level
Guidelines & Response Time Objectives.
Appendix M: IBM Algo One Managed Data Services on Cloud
Support will be provided by communication through the IBM Client Success Portal and, in the event that
the Portal is unavailable, by e-mail to and from the account managers and support representatives.
Hours of Operation
IBM Client Success Portal: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central European Time (CET), Monday-Friday (excluding
holidays).
Support issues may be opened or updated 24 x 7 via the Client Success Portal; however, responses to
issues are not guaranteed outside of the normal hours of operation stated above.
After Hours Support

To request support assistance outside of the hours listed above, please open a ticket in the Support
Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com
Select Severity 1 for the Severity field.
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Escalation Process
Customers should submit a new ticket via the IBM Client Success Portal at https://support.ibmcloud.com
with the following information:
1. Summary field beginning with Escalation followed by ticket number needing escalation
2. Details field should include the ticket number needing escalation and a brief summary of the reasons for
the escalation request. This ensures all of your open support tickets are prioritized appropriately.
Please note that while we may be able to process some escalation requests quickly, there may be
questions or issues that require a longer time for analysis.
Severity Examples
Severity Example
1
Critical Impact / Service Down
A defect prevents you from accessing or using the data provided by
Managed Data Services due to (i) system downtime, hang or crash; or (ii)
widespread unavailability of critical data.
2
Significant Business Impact
A defect restricts the use of data provided by Managed Data Services due to
(i) unavailability of certain data but does not completely prevent use of the
data set; or (ii) download server performance degradation.
3
Minor Business Impact
A defect causes operational inconvenience to you but no significant
interference with your business operations.
4
Minimal Business Impact
An inquiry, non-technical request, or a minor defect that has a minimal or no
immediate impact on you.
Appendix N: IBM Watson
Customers are required to provide a level 1 contact to users for initial troubleshooting, gathering data for
problem documentation, and verification that the issue is isolated to the Watson services.
The IBM Client Success Portal and IBM Watson voice technical support are intended for your technical
support personnel to contact the Watson level 2 support team and not intended for use by your users.
IBM Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com/ics/support/mylogin.asp
Only those members of your authorized technical support staff can submit problem records by using
the Client Success Portal. Authorization is granted by your Site Technical Contact and access to the
Client Success Portal is provided by IBM.
IBM Watson voice technical support: For critical (Severity 1) problems and outages during support
hours:
1-855-6-Watson
1-855-692-8766
Hours of Operation
Phone support: Monday Friday: 7:00 AM Eastern Time 9:00 PM Eastern Time
Hours of operation are defined as 7:00 AM Eastern Time 9:00 PM Eastern Time Monday through Friday
whether or not daylight savings time is in effect.
After Hours Support

IBM Client Success Portal support is 24 x7
After Hours Support is available only for Severity 1 issues. For Severity 1 issues, call the IBM Watson
Voice technical support
1-855-6-Watson
1-855-692-8766
After calling, open a ticket in Client Success Portal.
For Severity 2, 3, or 4; support issues can be opened or updated 24x7 via the Client Success Portal.
However, responses to issues are not guaranteed outside of the normal hours of operation that are stated.
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All client support issues are documented within a support ticket. Each ticket is assigned a unique number
for reference and a severity level that is based on the details within the ticket description. Client contacts
can review ticket progress and update tickets at the IBM Client Success Portal. Updates and client
responses are also sent by email and recorded in the ticket comments.
Escalation Process
Submit a new ticket via the IBM Client Success Portal at:
https://support.ibmcloud.com/ics/support/mylogin.asp
1. The ticket number that needs escalation.
2. A brief summary of the reasons for the escalation request. This information will ensure that all
of your open support tickets are prioritized appropriately.
Severity Examples
The following are some common examples of support issues and suggested severity levels. These
1 Watson Application User Interface is down or not responding.
2 Users can log in, but the system is slow to respond.

A major function of the application is not working for all users and impacting business.
3 The data returned by the Watson Solution appears to be incomplete or out-of-date.

A feature of function is not working as expected but work can continue.
4 How to add a new user to the service.
A request for a change to a system feature or function (requires business approval).
Appendix O: IBM Sales Performance Management Products
The support information provided in this section applies to these offerings:

IBM Incentive Compensation Management, IBM Producer Lifecycle and Credential Management,
IBM Quota Management, IBM Sales Planning, and IBM Territory Management
IBM provides customers with technical assistance with (i) the use of the IBM Sales Performance Manage-
ment SaaS; (ii) the identification of IBM Sales Performance Management SaaS or documentation issues;
and (iii) the reporting of product defects in accordance with the response times described in your com-
panys SLA.
Our technical support includes the following:
Responses to questions relating to the IBM Sales Performance Management SaaS, including
without limitation isolating problems to the product, data or equipment;
The development of a temporary solution to or an emergency bypass of a deficiency;
Corrections and repairs of errors, problems or deficiencies with the IBM SaaS product, to the ex-
tent technically feasible; and
Clarification of documentation.
There are two channels to contact Customer Support.
1. IBM Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com

2. Email: vsupport@ca.ibm.com
Please note that this will automatically create a ticket with Severity 3.
Hours of Operation
Standard Customer Support hours of operation for all severities:
Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM 5:00 PM local business hours
After Hours Support

IBM Sales Performance Management Support provides 24 x 7 support for Severity 1 cases.
Should you need to report a Severity 1 issue during or after business hours:
Create a ticket in the Portal and set Customer Severity to Sev 1 Critical Impact / Service Down
OR
Email vsupport@ca.ibm.com and put Sev1 in the subject line
This will generate an alert to notify the appropriate team.
If you would like to speak to us directly, please enter a Call Request as follows:
Send an email to vsupport@ca.ibm.com and put "call me" in the subject line
The primary language of the IBM Sales Performance Management Support team is English, however, IBM
Support has other language support available as required and contracted between IBM and the Customer.
Escalation Process
Should you need to escalate an issue:

Send an email to vsupport@ca.ibm.com and put Escalate: Sev1 in the subject line.
Note: Please do not escalate through a comment in an open ticket or forward a tracking system
email you received. This ensures the proper escalation process to be triggered. We
endeavor to process requests quickly, however, there may be questions or issues that require a
longer time for analysis and recommended actions.
*For all issues that require immediate attention, follow the Severity 1 process explained in the After Hours
Support section.
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
Severity 1 Complete inability to use the software as defined by the documentation, Customers
Critical use of the software either stopped completely, calculations cannot be produced,
Business imports failing, cannot access payee ledger, etc.
Impact Production is halted and users have limited access to the software
/Service
Down Serious performance degradation that significantly impacts users of the software
(Production The software consistently produces material errors in numerical calculations, not
Only) related to configuration of the application
A problem that causes a significant negative impact to the User Acceptance Test
Critical change request for SaaS customers that could not have been reasonably
known in advance and that must be accommodated immediately
Severity 2
Major functionality of the software is not working as defined by documentation
Significant
Business Software is usable but incomplete, causing disruptions to normal service
Impact The software performs most, but not all of its documented functionality, but there is a
serious impact on the customers productivity or service levels
Severity 3
Issues that affect an isolated component of the software that does not affect the
Medium
ability of the software to materially perform in accordance with the documentation
Business
Impact The software is usable, but does not perform all documented functions on all devices
Issues that have acceptable workarounds
Assist with migrations and upgrades
Severity 4
General inquiries on the use of the software
Low Impact
Minor errors in layout and formatting, causing minimal impact to business
Customer is able to use the software with no loss of operational functionality, but
needs clarification on the behavior, performance or documentation
System configuration issues such as localization changes
Documentation issues
A resolution may be any one of the following:
(i) An answer to your question; or
(ii) A workaround or fix for the reported issue.
Note that fixes may not be retrofitted to earlier releases, versions or modifications. You may be required to
upgrade your software to obtain the fix for the issue you are reporting.
IBM will take all reasonable measures to confirm that your issue has been resolved to your
satisfaction. Tickets are closed after three unsuccessful contact attempts, or after a seven day
period of inactivity after a solution has been proposed. Tickets can be re-opened if you decline the
proposed resolution or if you need more information from IBM.
Appendix P: IBM Service Engage (formerly Cloud and Smarter Infrastructure
SaaS (aka Tivoli))
IBM Alert Notification
IBM Application Performance Management
IBM Workload Automation - Software as a Service
IBM Control Desk on Cloud
IBM Runbook Automation

Clients with a valid subscription can also access or Support teams through our conversational support
experience we call IBM Care https://careoutside.podc.sl.edst.ibm.com/login.html
Purchasing Clients receive Sev1 System Down Phone Support
Our Support Hotline is available with toll free numbers in multiple countries;
please see your service specific Welcome Kit and Support Quick Guide for
details.
Hours of Operation
IBM Care support page: 24 x 7
Chat via the IBM Care page:
North America: 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. U.S. Eastern Time, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
After Hours Support

System Down issues on business days, weekends and holidays. To request After Hours Support, please
create a session via the IBM Care Portal.
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Please contact Customer Support via IBM Care Session. Once your Session is received, we review each
item and assign a severity based on the issue details submitted. Each session is followed through to
closure by Customer Support Representative.
Escalation Process
regarding an open support session.
When contacting the SaaS Support team ask to speak the Customer Support Representatives manager
escalations to an IBM Support Manager will receive prompt attention.
Severity Examples
Severity Example
A defect prevents you from accessing or using the Service due to (i) system downtime,
Severity 1 hang or crash; or (ii) widespread unavailability of critical features or functions.
A defect restricts the use of the Service by you due to (i) unavailability of certain features
Severity 2 and functions but does not completely prevent use of the Service; or (ii) performance
degradation or poor response time.
A defect causes operational inconvenience to you but no significant interference with the
Severity 3 Service.
A minor or cosmetic defect (such as a typographical error or an error on a screen layout)
Severity 4 that has a minimal or no impact on you.
Appendix Q: IBM Multi-Enterprise Relationship Management on Cloud
There are three channels to contact Customer Support. Any authorized contact at the client site may
contact Customer Support.
24 x 7 IBM Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com Click on the Sterling icon and login
with your ID and password
E-mail: MRM@us.ibm.com
Phone: 1-855-646-5629
Hours of Operation
After Hours Support

To request After Hours Support, please call the phone number listed above and follow the prompts. Please
note the following information is required for assistance:
Account Name
Name
Phone Number
E-mail Address
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Please contact Customer Support via one of the following channels: IBM Client Success Portal, e-mail or
phone.
Once your Support Portal ticket or e-mail is received, we review each item and assign a severity based on
the issue details submitted. Each ticket is followed through to closure by Customer Support personnel.
Escalation Process
Customers should submit a new ticket or e-mail via https://support.ibmcloud.com or mrm@us.ibm.com
with the issue summary or e-mail subject line of Escalation and the following information in the body of
the ticket:
Ticket number needing escalation in the format of 5377-xxxxxxx. Please do not use the
#5377 or reply to a ticket e-mail that was received. This contains code that will not be seen by our alerting
system.
Reason for the escalation request on previously submitted tickets (please include Client
ID that was used to open this ticket), so we may prioritize your requests accordingly.
Note: Please do not request an escalation through a comment in an open ticket or forward a tracking
system e-mail that you have already received as a response. Please note that while we may be
able to process some requests quickly, there may be questions or issues that require a longer time
for analysis.
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
1 System down
Critical Business Hardware or System Failure
Impact / Service Pages not responding
Unable to login (Administration, Customer-facing, Integration points)
2 System Slow, but not down
Significant Business Web pages sluggish
Impact Occasional errors
3 Non-system impacted questions and incidents
Minor Business Requests for service (log file retrieval, Database queries)
Impact
4 General Questions
Minimal Business Operational Questions (How do I do?)
Impact
Appendix R: IBM Bluemix
Technical or Registration & Billing Support
Free Support: All trial customers of Bluemix receive ticketed support, but no response time
objectives are offered. Ticket severity is limited to severity 4.
Basic Support: All customers who have purchased Bluemix but have not purchased support
receive ticketed support, but no response time objectives are offered. Ticket severity is limited to
severity 4.
Standard Support: All customers in a Bluemix account that have purchased Standard Support
receive ticketed, technical support with the response time objectives defined below. Those who
purchased Bluemix Dedicated or Bluemix Local receive this support as part of the offering.
Premium Support: Any customers in a Bluemix account who have purchased Premium Support
receive ticketed support with improved response times, priority handling, and a Client Success
Manager assigned to your account. A Client Success Manager will be made available for up to 8
hours a week to provide a rapid route into the Bluemix organization, providing proactive and fo-
cused attention to help clients achieve maximum value from the environment quickly.
Note: All customers are provided free technical support through our community support at:
https://developer.ibm.com/bluemix/ or on Stack Overflow at:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/bluemix
Our Development staff monitors both forums.
Hours of Operation
Sunday 10:00 PM GMT Friday 11:59 PM GMT (excluding US/Italian/Australian holidays).
Please see holiday schedule at: http://ibm.biz/bluemixholidays
For more information, please visit
https://bluemix.net/docs/support/index.html#contacting-support
To Get Assistance
Bluemix offers three options for obtaining ticketed support:
1. Once you are logged in to Bluemix, click the Profile and Get help link under your account
2. Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com
3. Complete the form at http://ibm.biz/bluemixsupport
See your account owner about signing up for support if your organization has not purchased
support.
How different services are supported
You define the severity of the issue based on your business needs and your level of support.
Severity level guidelines & response time objectives are described below.
All tickets opened by you are investigated with the purpose of identifying root cause. When
problem diagnostic data is needed to isolate an issue, you will be asked if we do have your
approval to access logs and other problem determination data from your application to help
determine root cause. Not providing access to this data may delay problem resolution. Once root
cause analysis is complete, the team will take one of the following actions:
a. Root cause is an IBM Generally Available Service or container image - If a ticket is
opened and the root cause analysis determined that this is a defect in the IBM provided
Generally Available service or container image, the ticket will be provided attention based
on the severity set by you.
b. Root cause is an IBM Beta Service or container image - IBM will release services or
container images that are classified as Beta. This helps the development and marketing
teams assess the value of the service in the market and make adjustments before making
the service Generally Available. If a ticket is opened and the root cause analysis
determines that there is a defect in an IBM provided Beta service, then IBM is not
obligated to provide a fix. Additionally, the ticket would be handled with a severity 3 or 4
where applicable.
c. Root cause is an Experimental Service or container image - IBM will release services or
container images that are classified as Experimental. These services may be unstable,
change frequently and may be discontinued with short notice. Services identified as
Experimental will be supported via our Bluemix forum only.
d. Root cause is a Third Party Service - Third party services are provided by vendors outside
of IBM. They can be provided by individual software entities, partners or ISVs. If a ticket
is opened and the root cause analysis determines that there is a defect in a Third Party
Service, then IBM is not obligated to provide a fix. Additionally, IBM will work through our
Market place and with the client and third party to help solve the problem.
e. Root cause is an Open Source or Community Service - Open Source or Community
services are provided by open source communities outside of IBM. If a ticket is opened
and the root cause analysis determines that there is a defect in a Community Service,
then IBM is not obligated to provide a fix. Additionally, IBM will close the ticket and refer
the customer to the community or forum for support.
The following table is intended to outline response time objectives that IBM strives to achieve, measured
from the time IBM receives your initial request for support, to the time IBM provides an initial
communication back to you regarding your request.
Response time objectives described herein are intended to describe IBM's goals only, and do not
represent a guarantee of performance.
Severity Severity Definition Response Time Objectives Response Time Coverage
1 Critical business Free: N/A Free: N/A

impact/service down: Basic: N/A Basic: N/A
Business critical functionality is Standard: Within 1 hour Standard: 24x7
inoperable or critical interface Premium: Within 1 hour Premium: 24X7
has failed. This usually applies
to a production environment
and indicates an inability to
access services resulting in a
critical impact on operations.
This condition requires an
immediate solution.
2 Significant business impact: Free: N/A Free: N/A
A service business feature or Basic: N/A Basic: N/A
function of the service is Standard: Within 2 hour Standard: Hours of
severely restricted in its use or Premium: Within 90 minutes Operation
you are in jeopardy of missing Premium: Hours of
business deadlines. Operation
3 Minor business impact: Free: N/A Free: N/A
Indicates the service or Basic: N/A Basic: N/A
functionality is usable and it is Standard: Within 4 hours Standard: Hours of
not a critical impact on Premium: Within 2 hours Operation
operations. Premium: Hours of
Operation
4 Minimal business impact: Free: Best Effort Free: Hours of
An inquiry or non-technical Basic: Best Effort Operation
request Standard: Within 8 hours Basic: Hours of
Premium: Within 4 hours Operation
Standard: Hours of
Operation
Premium: Hours of
Operation
We periodically survey customers to obtain additional feedback on recent experiences with Customer
Support. The survey focuses on quality of support provided and overall experience. The survey results
are reviewed by management. IBM reserves all rights, title and interest in and to any feedback that you
provide to IBM, including without limitation, in the form of suggestions, ideas, concepts, improvements,
reports and any other materials, whether written or oral.
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Reporting a Potential Security Vulnerability
1. Open a Severity 1 ticket, or the highest level for the support tier you purchased, using any of the
Bluemix Support channels described above.
2. Make clear in the ticket summary that it is about a potential security vulnerability
3. Provide details of the potential security vulnerability by including one of the following:
Provide a phone number where you can be reached to discuss the issue
Encrypt the details as a block of text in the body of the ticket and provide instructions as
to how IBM Support can contact the customer securely, to obtain decryption instructions
Escalation Process
For those that have Standard Support or Premium Support, the escalation process is to be used if you feel
your ticket is not being addressed properly. Your request is routed to Bluemix Support management for
the purpose of correcting the current issue and changing our processes to serve you better.
Please submit a new ticket with the subject line of Escalation Request. To expedite your escalation
request, include the information below in the body of the ticket:
1. The ticket number needing escalation
Appendix S: IBM Security Trusteer
Customers have several options when requesting Trusteer support:
Submit a Ticket online (http://www.trusteer.com/support)
Request Live Chat
Submit an email (Enterprise support only)
Telephone (Premium Support Customers Only)
Call back Request - A Trusteer User can request a support representative call back by submit-
ting a Callback Request.
o TrusteerUsers are defined as clients of a Trusteer Enterprise customer, where the Enter-
prise customer provides the Trusteer offering to their clients.
Enterprise customers that have purchased Trusteers Premium Support may call IBM Trusteer
support directly 24x7.
Hours of Operation& Support Levels

IBM Trusteer offers two levels of support:
Standard Support - included in the base subscription, with the following exceptions:
TrusteerMobile SDK includes Developer Support
Trusteer Rapport Mandatory Service - Customers who are required to use IBM Trusteer by
their financial institution.
Premium Support is available for an additional charge.
Feature* Standard Support Premium Support
End Users End Users

Support audience
Enterprise customers Enterprise customers
8:00 AM 5:00 PM, Monday -
Support availability (hours of operation) 24x7
Friday, local time
Web form
Live chat
Web form Email
Available channels of communication Live chat Call back request (End User
Email (Enterprise customers only) only)
Direct phone (Enterprise
customers only)
Email - English, Japanese, Portuguese, Dutch, French, Spanish,
Language support German, Polish and Czech
Chat and Phone English andJapanese only
Escalation Enterprise customers only Enterprise customers only
Proactive updates (releases, known issues,

Enterprise customers only Enterprise customers only
resolutions)
Access to Enterprise Portal Enterprise customers only Enterprise customers only
Access to Trusteer resources for product

Enterprise customers only Enterprise customers only
development and feature requests
*Support Features may differ by region, contact your IBM Sales Representative to confirm availability
After Hours Support
After Hours Support (outside of regular operating hours stated above) is available for Premium Support
customers. Requests from Standard Support customers will be responded to the next business day.
Email - English, Japanese, Portuguese, Dutch, French, Spanish, German, Polish and Czech.
Chat and Phone English and Japanese only.
Japanese language support for End Users is available during Japan hours, 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM Monday
thru Friday (except National holidays and December 30 through January 3) via email.
Japanese language support for Enterprise Customers is available during Japan business hours, 9:00
AM - 5:00 PM Monday thru Friday, (except National holidays and December 30 through January 3) via
email.
Prior to Opening a Ticket

When encountering an issue with Trusteer products or if you have questions regarding any of the Trusteer
products, we strongly recommend that you search for an answer to your question using the Ask a
Question search on Trusteers Support Portal (www.trusteer.com/support).The portal includes a vast
amount of knowledge and provides easy access to the most frequently askedquestions including
supported platforms.
How to Open a Ticket

If you were unable to find a solution in our extensive knowledge base, you may submit a support request.
To submit a support request, choose a communication option (Web form, chat, email, and phone). For
high severity issues, chat or phone is recommended.
Required Information
In order to provide effective support, the following information is requested.
i. Contact information include email address & phone number
ii. Trusteer Product origin End users provide the name of the financial institution the
Trusteer product was obtained from. If Rapport or Apex are used internally, provide the
company name
iii. Trusteer Product version and ID located in the console, under Product Settings
iv. Installation date If date is unknown mention if this is a new or established installation
v. Internet browser the browser used when the issue was encountered
vi. OS version
Submit a Ticket online After submitting your problem or question online, a support ticket is
created and a ticket number is assigned. The requestor will receive an automated email
confirming the creation of a support ticket, including the ticket number. Please reference the ticket
number in any correspondence with Trusteer Support to ensure proper tracking.
Once created, the ticketis assigned to a Trusteer Support Engineer who assumes ownership until
resolution. The Support Engineer works with the requestor to resolve the issue using standard
problem determination and troubleshooting methods such as log review, tracing and remote
access to the client. The Support Engineer, in consultation with the requestor,agrees to an action
plan for troubleshooting and resolving the issue within a reasonable time. The requestor must be
available to work with the Support Engineer to resolve the issue.
Obtaining Ticket Status (Enterprise customers only)
Trusteer customers are able to track their tickets as well as those of their end user via the Enterprise
portal. To obtain access, please register or send an email to:enterprise.support@trusteer.ibm.com
Each enterprise may have up to 3 unique userids authorized to access the Enterprise portal.
Closing Support Tickets

Tickets are closed when the Support Engineer, in consultation with the ticket initiator, agree that a
resolution has been reached. If the same issue re-occurs, the original ticket can be re-opened within 10
business days. After this period, a new ticket will be opened.
Tickets may also be closed due to the following:
The ticket initiator informs the Support Engineer that the ticket is no longer relevant.
The ticket initiator and Support Engineer agree that the issue is not a Trusteer related issue.
The ticket initiator does not respond to a Support Engineer request within 5 days. In this ticket, for
end users the ticket is closed automatically. For Enterprise customers, the Support Engineer will
try to follow up twice (usually once via email and once via phone) and if there is no response the
ticket will be closed
Escalation Process
If you feel a specific ticket is not progressing as you expected, please follow these steps to escalate:
Verify the ticket number, the status and severity of the ticket number.
Contact support (using email, callback or telephone) and ask to speak with a Trusteer Support
Manager.
If the Trusteer Support Managers response is not satisfactory, ask to speak with the Director of
Trusteer Support.
Severity Examples
The table below includes some common examples of support issues and suggested severity levels. These
examples are provided as general guidelines and for informational purposes only.
The online service is either substantially inoperative, unusable, or where a major
function of the current release or any previous release is unusable or substantially
High inoperable as a result of an incident.
A problem in the current release or any previous release affects the end users ability
to access the Internet and affects the majority of users.
The online service has an incident which has an adverse impact on its use or
functionality.
Medium Affects many end users and is visible but end users are still able to access the
Internet.
Affects a small number of users and prevents them from working or accessing the
internet.
The online services have a minor problem which has a workaround for the end users
Low concerned without significant inconvenience.
Any other issue which has a workaround or affects a small number of end users.
Appendix T: ECM SaaS Offerings: IBM Navigator and Watson Curator
There are two channels to contact Customer Support for Navigator on Cloud. Any authorized contact at
the client site may contact Customer Support.
Navigator on Cloud application which provides an online Knowledge Base, FAQs, recorded
training, downloadable documentation, and ticket view and update (Support tickets follow E-mail
Hours of Operation).
IBM Navigator and Watson Curator Support provides 24 x 7 support for Severity 1 cases via the
support portal.
To use the IBM Client Success Portal with IBM Navigator and Watson Curator requires a user ID
sign-on which can be requested from the Support Portal page.
E-mail: ecmcloud@us.ibm.com
Hours of Operation
1. IBM Client Success Portal: 24 x 7 (Support tickets through Portal follow E-mail Hours of
Operation)
2. E-mail: Sunday 7:00 PM - Friday, 7:00 PM U.S. Central (excluding IBM company observed
holidays)
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Please contact Customer Support via one of the following channels: IBM Client Success Portal or e-mail.
Once your Support Portal ticket or e-mail is received, we review each item and assign a severity based on
the issue details submitted. Each ticket is followed through to closure by ECM SaaS Support personnel.
Escalation Process
We believe IBM Support is "Best of Breed". If at any point in our service process, you feel we are not
meeting our commitments to you (as outlined in this handbook), you may call our attention to this problem
by doing one or all of the following:
1. Be certain to explain the business impact of your problem to the service representative.
2. Submit a new ticket via https://support.ibmcloud.com or ecmcloud@us.ibm.com with Escalation
written in the Issue Summary (ticket through portal) or as the subject line of the email.
The following information should be included in the body of the ticket/email:
#5377 or copy from a ticket e-mail that was received. This contains code that will not be seen
by our alerting system.
Reason for the escalation request on previously submitted tickets (please include Client ID
that was used to open this ticket), so we may prioritize your requests accordingly.
Note: To appropriately notify the management team, please do not request an escalation
through a comment in an open ticket or forward a tracking system e-mail that you
have already received as a response. Please note that while we may be able to process
some requests quickly, there may be questions or issues that require a longer time for
analysis.
3. Ask to speak to the service representative's manager - Escalations to an IBM manager will
receive prompt attention and management focus.
4. Ask for a "Duty Manager" - the Duty Manager or field manager will work with our technical staff to
ensure your request is being handled appropriately. To invoke the Duty Manager process, please
call 888-242-3040 and select option 7, for "Enterprise Content Management Solutions for Cloud
products".
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
1 A defect prevents you from accessing or using the application due to (i) system
downtime, hang or crash; or (ii) widespread unavailability of critical features or functions.
2 A defect restricts the use of the application by you due to (i) unavailability of certain
features and functions but does not completely prevent use of the application; or (ii)
performance degradation or poor response time.
3 A defect causes operational inconvenience to you but no significant interference with

the application.
4 A minor or cosmetic defect (such as a typographical error or an error on a screen layout)
that has a minimal or no impact on you.
Appendix U: Watson Campaign Automation formerly IBM Marketing Cloud
IBM-Branded offerings: Watson Campaign Automation provides standard web-based and phone-based
product support for entitled customers who have purchased Watson Campaign Automation offerings. This
baseline support is included as part of SaaS hosted service. For-fee services are not included in
baseline support customers should contact their services representative who assisted with such
services, per the arrangements made during that engagement.
The Knowledge Centre, Training, and Customer Community are also accessible by using the Support
Portal for entitled users who are authorized to access those sites.
Heritage Watson Campaign Automation offerings: Watson Campaign Automation provides standard
web-based and phone-based product support for entitled customers who have purchased a separate IBM
Silverpop support offering. For-fee services are not included in baseline support customers should
contact their services representative who assisted with such services, per the arrangements made during
that engagement.
The Knowledge Centre, Training, and Customer Community are also accessible by using the Support
Contacting Client Support

Watson Campaign Automation Technical Support
Standard Support
IBM Silverpop provides standard web-based and phone-based product support for entitled customers who
have purchased Watson Campaign Automation during the hours of operation defined below.
24 x 7 Support web portal: https://portal.silverpop.com/
Professional Certification Support

Web and Phone-based tickets submitted by clients that have earned the Watson Campaign Automation
Professional Certification will be immediately routed to a senior member of our Client Support team. Contact
http://www.silverpop.com/certworkshops/ if you want to learn more about earning certification on the IBM
Silverpop family of products.
Watson Campaign Automation Terms of Support

For Watson Campaign Automation offerings, baseline technical support is provided for the platform as part
of the overall purchase and is not available as a separate offering. For heritage offerings sold prior to IBM
branding, existing terms and conditions continue to apply.
Watson Campaign Automation CRM Technical Support

Standard Support
For entitled customers who have purchased CRM integration options for their Watson Campaign Automation
products, Watson Campaign Automation provides standard web-based and phone-based product support
for CRM during the hours of operation defined below.
Watson Campaign Automation Deliverability Technical Support

Standard Support
For entitled customers who have purchased Watson Campaign Automation offerings, Watson Campaign
Automation provides standard web-based and phone-based product support for Deliverability during the
hours of operation defined below.
Hours of Operation
Standard Support Hours:
Day Hours of Operation
Sunday 6:00 PM 11:59 PM Eastern U.S.
Monday - Thursday 24 x 7
Friday 12:00 AM - 9:00 PM Eastern U.S.
Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Eastern U.S.
Saturday Closed
Watson Campaign Automation Deliverability Technical Support

Sunday Closed
Monday - Thursday 5:00 AM 10:00 PM Eastern U.S.
Friday 5:00 AM 8:00 PM Eastern U.S.
Saturday Closed
After Hours Support

After Hours Support for entitled customers who have purchased Watson Campaign Automation (outside of
the regular operating hours stated above) is available only for Severity 1 issues on weekends, and holidays.
For urgent business impacting issues an after-hours ticket can be logged by using the customer support
portal:
Link for opening an After-Hours Support ticket: https://portal.silverpop.com/

After Hours Support (outside of the regular operating hours stated above) for entitled CRM customers is
available only for Severity 1 issues, 7 days a week. For urgent business-impacting issues, an after-hours
ticket can be logged using the customer support portal. An Watson Campaign Automation Client Services
on-call representative will contact the CRM team.
Watson Campaign Automation Deliverability

After Hours Support (outside of the regular operating hours stated above) is available for entitled Watson
Campaign Automation customers only for Severity 1 issues, on weekends and holidays. For urgent business
impacting issues an after-hours ticket can be logged by using the customer support portal. The Client
Services On-call representative will contact the Deliverability team.
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Contact Client Support by using one of the following channels:
Support web portal: https://portal.silverpop.com/
Once your Support Portal ticket is received, we carefully review it and assign it to the correct
support group based on the issue details submitted.
Phone:
USA: 844 853 8583
UK: 0800 032 7995
Germany: 0800 723 7225
Belgium: 0800 81 670
Australia: 1800 677 328
All others: +1 919 864 3550
We will do our best to resolve your issue on your first call to us. If we determine that we can better
serve you by researching the questions while you are not waiting on the phone, we will keep your
support ticket open until your issue is resolved to your satisfaction; you can track your support
tickets in the Support Portal and we will also notify you of progress by using phone or email.
Escalation Process
If at any point you are unsatisfied with the support you are receiving, please ask to speak to a manager
and they will be happy to address your concerns.
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
1 Service is completely nonfunctional or unavailable such that it has a critical business

impact on the ability to perform production work.
2 Service is severely degraded, limiting the use of one or more major functions, but is
still operational. The issue has a severe business impact on the ability to perform
production work.
3 Service is available, but there are functional limitations which are not business critical.
A reasonable workaround is available. The issue, while noticeable, is not impeding the
ability to perform production work.
4 Minor issues with the service such as documentation errors. The issue has minimal
impact on the ability to perform production work.
Appendix V: IBM API Management
Billing and Registration/ID Support
For help on issues related to billing, payments, contracts, and other areas:
E-mail: askusar@ca.ibm.com
Web: http://www.ibm.com/support/operations/us/en/overview.html
For help on issues related to API Management registration and ID's:
https://www.ibm.com/account/profile/us?page=faqhelp
https://www.ibm.com/account/profile/us?page=helpdesk
Technical Support for IBM API Management is available two ways:

1. Free Support: All customers of API Management (including those signed up for the trial program)
are provided free support through our community support at: https://developer.ibm.com/api/ which
our developers monitor regularly.
2. Standard Support: All users in an API Management account that have purchased support can
raise a ticket to technical support. API Management is configured to use Single Sign On using
your API Management User ID and Password.
To get assistance:
Click the Support link under your account in the API Management dashboard
Email on existing tickets: apim_support@us.ibm.com. Please place your ticket number in

the subject line in the format of #5377-xxxxxxx
Support web portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com
You define the severity of the issue based on your business needs. Severity level guidelines &
response time objectives are described in that section in this handbook.
determine root cause. Not providing access to this data may delay problem resolution.
Hours of Operation
Sunday 8:00 PM Friday 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time zone, U.S., (excluding US holidays)
After Hours Support

After Hours Support (outside of the regular operating hours stated above) is available only for Severity 1.
Severity 1 issues require that the client is available to help us diagnose issues during the 24x7 period
otherwise; they are downgraded to Severity 2.
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Enhancement Request Process

All feature enhancement requests are submitted by customers through the Request For Enhancement
(RFE) Community: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/
Escalation Process
regarding an open support ticket. Request for escalation using the following guidelines:
Weekdays (Sunday 8:00 PM to Friday 8:00 PM EST)

1. Request to increase ticket to Severity 1:
Update ticket requesting severity to be increased to 1
2. Request to be contacted by a Manager:
Update ticket with a request for a manager.
Offshift / Weekends (Friday 8:00 PM to Sunday 8:00 PM EST)

Immediate help on new ticket/issue is required:
Open ticket with Severity 1
Immediate help on an existing non-Severity 1 ticket is required:
Open a new ticket with Severity 1 and mention ticket number that requires help.
Request to be contacted by a Manager on an existing Severity 1 ticket:
Update the severity 1 ticket with a request for a manager.
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
1 Your application is not accessible by your clients

Data corruption
2 Application errors impacting multiple users
3 General issues
Application errors or problems impacting individual users
4 Minor application issues
How to questions
Appendix W: IBM Application Security on Cloud
Billing and Registration/ID Support
For help on issues related to billing, registration, and IDs, email:
E-mail: askusar@ca.ibm.com
Web: http://www.ibm.com/support/operations/us/en/overview.html
For help on issues related to Application Security on Cloud registration and ID's:
https://www.ibm.com/account/profile/us?page=faqhelp
Technical Support for IBM Application Security on Cloud

Free Support: All customers of IBM Application Security on Cloud are provided free support
which our support representatives and developers monitor regularly. For more information on our
forums please review this technote:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21690181
Standard Support:
a. If you are using Application Security on Cloud (Formerly known as AppScan Mobile Ana-
lyzer and AppScan Dynamic Analyzer) as part of Bluemix please see Appendix R for Sup-
port information.
b. For all other non-Bluemix users:
Access assistance from your service by clicking on the Support link on the header bar
in the Application Security on Cloud Service.
Email: issyssup@us.ibm.com
o Please place your ticket number in the subject line in the format of #5377-
xxxxxxx
o For new tickets, when sending an email note the issues you are having,
billing, login failure, service is not running etc.
Support web portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com

o Only those members of your authorized technical support staff can submit
problem records by using the Client Success Portal. Authorization is granted
by your Site Technical Contact and access to the Client Success Portal is
provided by IBM.
You define the severity of the issue based on your business needs. Severity level guidelines &
response time objectives are described in that section in this handbook.
determine root cause. Not providing access to this data may delay problem resolution. Once root
cause analysis is complete, the team will take one of the following actions:
a. Root cause is an IBM Generally Available Service - If a ticket is opened and the root
cause analysis determined that this is a defect in the IBM provided Generally Available
service, the ticket will be provided attention based on the severity set by you.
b. Root cause is an IBM Beta Service - IBM will release services that are classified as
Beta. This helps the development and marketing teams assess the value of the service in
the market and make adjustments before making the service Generally Available. If a
ticket is opened and the root cause analysis determines that there is a defect in an IBM
provided Beta service, then IBM is not obligated to provide a fix. Additionally, the ticket
would be handled with a severity 3 or 4 where applicable.
c. Root cause is an Experimental Service IBM will release services that are classified as
Experimental. These services may be unstable, change frequently and may be
discontinued with short notice. Services identified as Experimental will be supported via
our Bluemix forum only.
d. Root cause is a Third Party Service - Third party services are provided by vendors outside
of IBM. They can be provided by individual software entities, partners or ISVs. If a ticket
is opened and the root cause analysis determines that there is a defect in a Third Party
Service, then IBM is not obligated to provide a fix. Additionally, IBM will provide a warm
hand off of the ticket to the third party service provider and can work with that provider to
share analysis if needed.
e. Root cause is an Open Source or Community Service - Open Source or Community
services are provided by open source communities outside of IBM. If a ticket is opened
and the root cause analysis determines that there is a defect in a Community Service,
then IBM is not obligated to provide a fix. Additionally, IBM will close the ticket and refer
the customer to the community or forum for support.
Hours of Operation
Normal local business hours World Wide, Monday-Friday (excluding US holidays)
Example: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
After Hours Support

After Hours Support (outside of the regular operating hours stated above) is available only for Severity 1
issues services on business days, weekends, and holidays. Severity 1 issues require that the client is
available to help diagnose issues during the 24 x 7 period otherwise; they are downgraded to Severity 2.
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Escalation Process
The escalation process is to be used if you feel your ticket is not being addressed properly. We use this
request to review the ticket by management for the purpose of correcting the current issue and changing
our processes to serve you better.
Please submit a new ticket with the subject line of Escalation Request. To expedite your escalation
request, include the information below in the body of the ticket:
1. The ticket number needing escalation

Severity Examples
Severity Examples
1 The service (Application Security____) is not accessible
Data corruption

3 General issues
How to questions
Enhancements
Appendix X: Cloudant, an IBM Company
There are 3 channels to requesting IBM Cloudant Support for the DBaaS offerings:
1. Submit a ticket through the Cloudant Dashboard
2. Email support@cloudant.com
3. Post a question through the informal Self-Service via IRC
Hours of Operation & Support Levels
1. Gold Support for the DBaaS Offering

All dedicated customers receive Gold Support.
Gold Support is provided 24x7x365 with a 1 hour priority response
Support is provided for 3 named site technical contacts by emailing support@cloudant.com
Multi-tenant customers can open a ticket on the Cloudant Dashboard. Self-Service IRC is also
included
2. Standard support for the DBaaS Offering

All multi-tenant customers receive Standard Support by default with an option to upgrade to Gold
Support.
Standard Support is provided from 9:00 AM EST - 8:00 PM EST for all severities with a best effort
response.
Multi-tenant customers can open a ticket on the Cloudant Dashboard. Self-Service IRC is also
included
Standard Support Gold Support

Multi-tenant Default Optional Upgrade
Dedicated Not-Available Default
Self-Service (IRC) Included Included
Cloudant.com FAQ, Included Included
docs.cloudant.com
Email Initiated M-F 24x7x365
9:00 AM EST- 8:00 PM EST 3 named email contacts
Best Effort Response 1 hour priority response
Engineering Escalation
Remote Diagnostics
After Hours Support

After Hours Support (outside of regular operating hours stated above) is available for Gold Support
customers only. Requests from Standard Support customers will be responded to the next business day.
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When opening a ticket, please provide as much of the following information as appropriate:
* Problem description
* Priority to describe the criticality of the issue
* Cloudant username (if submitting a ticket via email - this information is populated automatically through
the Cloudant dashboard)
* Cloudant cluster (if submitting a ticket via email - this information is populated automatically through the
Cloudant dashboard)
* Any relevant API request URLs and response codes
After submitting your problem or question online, a support ticket is created and a ticket number is
assigned to a Support Engineer who assumes ownership until resolution. Please reference the ticket
number in any correspondence with IBM Cloudant Support to ensure proper tracking.
Closing Support Tickets

Tickets are closed when the support engineer feels the questions have been answered. If a ticket has no
response and has been waiting on the ticket initiator for 2 business days, the ticket will be closed. The
ticket initiator can always reopen a ticket.
Escalation Process
If at any point you are unsatisfied with the support you are receiving, please email support@cloudant.com
and ask to speak to a manager and they will be happy to address your concerns.
Priority Examples
Below are some common examples of support issues and suggested priority levels. These examples are
Priority Priority Definition
1
Critical business impact/service down: Business critical functionality is inoperable
or critical interface has failed. This usually applies to a production environment and
indicates an inability to access services resulting in a critical impact on operations.
This condition requires an immediate solution.
All others
Minor business impact: Indicates the service or functionality is usable and it is not a
critical impact on operations or is an inquiry or non-technical request.
Appendix Y: IBM Watson Analytics
Billing, Registration and IBM ID Support
For help on issues related to billing, please review the contact instructions in your latest Watson Analytics
invoice.
For help on issues related to Watson Analytics registration and IBM ID, please use the Contact form in the
IBM Watson Analytics Community https://www.ibm.com/communities/analytics/watson-
analytics/support/contact (note that this is not valid for technical support).
Technical Support for IBM Watson Analytics

Technical support for IBM Watson Analytics is available two ways:
1. Community Support All Watson Analytics users are provided free support through the IBM
Watson Analytics Community, which is monitored regularly by our support team, operations team,
and product management.
2. Standard Support Watson Analytics Plus and Watson Analytics Professional users can
additionally open a support ticket or chat online with the support team.
Further information regarding these two options is below.
IBM Watson Analytics Community

(For all Watson Analytics users)
Accessed via the Community link under the Watson Analytics help icon , the Forums, Blog, and
Resources sections provide a wealth of support materials and the opportunity to interact with the
worldwide community of Watson Analytics users. The community can also be accessed directly at
https://www.ibm.com/communities/analytics/watson-analytics
The Forums section is where users assist each other by posting and answering questions. Posted topics
can be quickly searched and browsed, including by specific category, and users can choose how often
they want to be notified of updates or new questions that might be of interest to them. The Forums section
of the community can be accessed directly at
https://community.watsonanalytics.com/discussions/spaces/15/view.html
Electronic Support Tickets and Live Chat

(For Watson Analytics Plus and Watson Analytics Professional users only)
In addition to participating in Forums, if youre a Watson Analytics Plus or Professional user you may
contact our Watson Analytics support team via electronic support ticket or live online chat.
While logged in to the Forums, of the Watson Analytics Community there may be situations where you
require more immediate attention from IBM due to business impact. For those situations you can now
create a support ticket directly from a Forum topic. While viewing the topic details, you will see a button
labeled "Open a Support Ticket". Click the button and you can edit the pre-populated title and details of
the question, as well as assign your own severity to indicate the impact on your business. Then click
"Submit" to open a ticket that is directly routed to our Watson Analytics support team who will help you
resolve the issue.
You will be notified by email of updates to the ticket. Your email replies are automatically recorded in the
ticket as long as the ticket number, in the format #5377-xxxxxxx, is included in the subject field of your
message.
You can manage your tickets by visiting the IBM Client Success Portal, at
https://support.ibmcloud.com/ics/support/mylogin.asp?login=watsonanalytics where you can also chat live
with a member of the Watson Analytics support team.
Hours of Operation
IBM Watson Analytics Community: 24 x 7
o Electronic support tickets: Our Watson Analytics support team aims to respond to your
support tickets based on the severity you assign and the impact to your business. Please
refer to the Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time Objectives section earlier in this
handbook.
o Live chat: Our Watson Analytics support team is normally available globally for live chat
during your regular business hours, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Monday to Friday, excluding IBM
company observed holidays.
After Hours Support Severity 1 Incidents Only

As a Watson Analytics Plus or Professional user you may request support assistance outside normal
business hours for a Severity 1 incident (refer to the Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time
Objectives section earlier in this handbook). Open a new ticket as normal and select Severity 1 for the
Severity field. This will notify a member of the after-hours support team.
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Escalation Process
(for Electronic Support Tickets only)
We are committed to providing excellent customer service at all times. If our support services fail to meet
your expectations, please feel free to escalate the issue by contacting:
Travis Martin tpmartin@us.ibm.com +1 (507) 253-8178

Laura Knowles laura.knowles@ca.ibm.com +1 (613) 356-5776
Peter Dalliston peter.dalliston@au1.ibm.com + 61 (2) 9354-4500
Severity Level Examples

(for Electronic Support Tickets only)
Appendix Z: IBM App Connect Professional on Cloud
Billing and Registration/ID Support:
For help on issues related to App Connect Professional on Cloud ID, billing, payments, contracts, and
other areas: E-mail: cilive@us.ibm.com
Technical Support:
All users with an App Connect Professional on Cloud account that have purchased support can raise
a ticket to technical support.
To get assistance:
Take advantage of the App Connect Professional community by posting your question in
App Connect Professional / IBM WebSphere Cast Iron forums https://devel-
oper.ibm.com/answers/topics/castiron/ or https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/commu-
nity/forums/html/category?id=33333333-0000-0000-0000-000000000305
For Live chat login to Support web portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com
To open a ticket login to Support web portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com
App Connect Professional on Cloud customers can go to support portal by clicking the
'IBM Support' link in the top right corner of the Web Management Console.
To open a ticket via phone use Directory of worldwide contacts:

http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/
You define the severity of the issue based on your business needs. Severity Level Guidelines & Re-
sponse Time Objectives are described in this handbook.
All tickets opened by you are investigated with the purpose of identifying root cause. When problem
diagnostic data is needed to isolate an issue, you will be asked if we do have your approval to access
logs and other problem determination data from your application to help determine root cause. Not
providing access to this data may delay problem resolution.
Hours of Operation
Sunday 8:00 PM Friday 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time zone, U.S., (excluding US holidays)
Note: App Connect Professional on Cloud for US Federal Hours of Operation are Monday 8:00 AM
Friday 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time zone, U.S., (excluding US holidays).
After Hours Support

After Hours Support (outside of the regular operating hours stated above) is available only for Severity 1.
Severity 1 issues require that the client is available to help us diagnose issues during the 24x7 period oth-
erwise; they are downgraded to severity 2.
Note: App Connect Professional on Cloud for US Federal Severity 1 issues will be handled on the
next business day.
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If other language support is needed App Connect Professional support tickets can be opened, either elec-
tronically or by voice, by following Technical Support information listed for your country in the IBM
Planetwide Site


All feature enhancement requests are submitted by customers through the Request For Enhancement
(RFE) Community: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/
Escalation Process
This escalation process is made available for customers who wish to pursue a particular concern regard-
ing an open support ticket. Request for escalation using the following guidelines:
Weekdays (Sunday 8:00 PM to Friday 8:00 PM EST)
1. Request to increase ticket to Severity 1:
Update ticket requesting severity to be increased to 1
2. Request to be contacted by a Manager:
Update ticket with a request for a manager.
Offshift / Weekends (Friday 8:00 PM to Sunday 8:00 PM EST)
1. Immediate help on new ticket/issue is required:
Open ticket with Severity 1
2. Immediate help on an existing non-Severity 1 ticket is required:
Open a new ticket with Severity 1 and mention ticket number that requires help.
3. Request to be contacted by a Manager on an existing Severity 1 ticket:
Update the severity 1 ticket with a request for a manager.
Note: Offshift / Weekends are not available for App Connect Professional on Cloud for US Fed-
eral
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
1 Critical business impact or system down. This condition requires an immediate solu-
tion.
2 Significant business impact. This indicates the program is usable but severely re-
stricted.
3 Some business impact. This indicates the program is usable with less significant fea-
tures unavailable.
4 Minimal business impact.

Appendix AA: IBM Payments Gateway & IBM Pay
The support information provided in this section applies to the following offerings:
IBM Payments Gateway
IBM Pay

There are two channels to contact Customer Support. Any authorized contact may contact Customer
Support through the following methods:
Communication Channel Purpose
IBM Client Success Portal (ICSP): Primary support channel for raising incident or service request tickets.
https://support.ibmcloud.com Login with your ID and password provided by IBM Payments Gateway
For additional information see the ICSP user guide downloadable here:
https://ibm.ent.box.com/s/wwn3hyw7a9p011w2unxlgq7fsa1c1ug9
Phone:
24 x 7 high severity support for severity 1 incidents only (refer to
U.S. Toll Free: severity matrix for guidance)
+1-877-598-4916
Toll Paid: Call to Primary phone number based on your geographical location.
+370 5 219 2304
Toll Paid: Emergency phone number in case of unavailability while calling to

+370 612 05 366 (Emergency) primary phone number.
Hours of Operation
Non-Severity 1 Support:
North America: 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
Europe: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central European Time (CET), Monday to Friday (excluding holi-
days)
After Hours Support (Severity 1 Only)

After Hours Support (outside of regular operating hours stated above) is available only for severity 1
To request after hours support, please call the support line from the phone numbers listed above.
Please note the following information is required for assistance:

Account Name
Name
Phone Number
E-mail Address
If you require planned, non-severity 1 out of hours support for production or non-production environments
please discuss alternative fee-based offerings with your service delivery manager or by raising a service
request via the ticketing tool.
If you require unplanned, non-severity 1 out of hours support for production or non-production
environments you may be charged an additional fee.
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Ticket Workflow
Raise a ticket via IBM Client Success Portal.
Once your ticket is received, we review each item and assign a severity based on the issue details
submitted. Each ticket is followed through to closure by Customer Support team.
Phone
We will attempt to answer your questions on the phone. If we determine that we can better serve you by
researching the questions while you are not waiting on the phone, we will create a ticket to continue the
investigation.
Escalation Process
This escalation process is made available for customers who wish to pursue a concern regarding an open
support request.
Customers can contact Customer Support by phone (using the appropriate phone number indicated
above) and bring the issue to the attention of the on call duty manager.
Severity Examples
Note: applies for Production environment issues only
Severity Severity Definition Severity SLA
1 Critical business impact/service down: Business Immediate and continuous

critical functionality is inoperable or critical interface 24/7/365 effort until service
Critical Business has failed. This usually applies to a production is restored.
Impact / Service environment and indicates an inability to access
services resulting in a critical impact on operations.
This condition requires an immediate solution.
2 Significant business impact: A service business 3 Business days

feature or function of the service is severely
Significant restricted in its use or you are in jeopardy of
Business Impact missing business deadlines.
3 Minor business impact: Indicates the service or 7 Business days

functionality is usable and it is not acritical impact
Minor Business on operations.
Impact
4 Minimal business impact: An inquiry or non- 30 Business days

technical request
Minimal Business
Impact
Change Request Procedure

IBM and Customer may determine that it is necessary to modify the Services, add additional Services or
extend the service end date.
In such event, Customer may authorize additional funding or end date extension by execution of a Project
Change Request (PCR) as discussed below.
If accepted or initiated by IBM, such letter or e-mail shall act as an authorization to the agreement
between you and IBM. All other requested changes will require execution of a PCR as discussed below.
A PCR will be the contracting vehicle. The PCR formally describes the change, the rationale for the
change and the effect the change will have on the services you have with IBM. Additional charges may
apply under a PCR. Such charges must be approved by you before work may commence. In addition, a
valid PO must be provided covering all charges.
Note: A written PCR must be signed by authorized representatives from both parties to be effective.
Request a PCR
You may communicate your requirements through any of the following channels:
By email - document your requirements in an email and send to ippserv@lt.ibm.com or your
Service Delivery Manager (if applicable)
By ticket - document your requirements directly in the IBM Client Success Portal ticketing system
by raising a new ticket.
By phone - a call/meeting may be arranged to talk the requirements through to confirm the
understanding.
Your request should include

your requirements for the change itself
rationale for the change
the impact the change will have on the service.
preferred implementation schedule. If we cannot meet this schedule an alternative will be offered
before confirming the CR.
Following receipt of your requirements, IBM will document the formal PCR and return to you for review,
clarification and/or approval.
Appendix AB: IBM QRadar on Cloud
Customer Support, assistance with defects and routine, short duration usage questions, is available via
the following channels:
24 x 7 Service Request tool https://www-947.ibm.com/support/servicerequest/Home
Phone: http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ follow instructions on contacting IBM Software support
Hours of Operation
Customer local country business hours (i.e. North America; Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to
5:00 PM) excluding national or statutory holidays.
After Hours Support

Available only for critical, Severity 1 issues on business days, weekends and holidays.
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contacts can review ticket progress and update tickets via the Service Request tool. Updates and
client responses are also sent by email and recorded in the ticket.
Escalation Process
Speak to the Support representative handling your issue, be certain to explain the business im-
pact of your problem and discuss raising the Severity Level of the problem
Ask to speak to the person's manager Escalations to an IBM manager will receive prompt atten-
tion and management focus. You can find contact numbers for your geographic area in the IBM
Directory of worldwide contacts.
Ask for a "Duty Manager" - The Duty Manager or field manager will work with our technical staff to
ensure your request is being handled appropriately.
After allowing the Duty Manager time to make an impact, if further escalation is required then
open a Complaint or nominate as a Critical Situation ("CritSit"), if warranted, by asking any mem-
ber of your IBM Client team to do so on your behalf.
Severity Examples
Severity Example
1 A defect prevents you from accessing or using the Service due to (i) system
downtime, hang or crash; or (ii) widespread unavailability of critical features or
functions.
2 A defect restricts the use of the Service by you due to (i) unavailability of certain
features and functions but does not completely prevent use of the Service; or (ii)
3 A defect causes operational inconvenience to you but no significant interference
with the Service.
4 A minor or cosmetic defect (such as a typographical error or an error on a screen
layout) that has a minimal or no impact on you.
Appendix AC: IBM MaaS360
Customer Support is available for all customers via the following channels:
Phone:
o US (800) 546-5750
o United Kingdom (800) 085-3140
o India (800) 400-7016
o New Zealand (050) 861-7047
o Australia (800) 713-826
o International (215) 664-1615
Email: Support@maas360.ibm.com
o MaaS360 support will respond to all e-mails immediately with a Case and Reference
number. Critical issues should always be called in to one of the General Support phone
numbers above.
Note : Support for any enabling software ( i.e. Security Access Manager etc) is covered under
standard software support processes.
Hours of Operation
Available 24 x 7 x 365 on all products
Supported Languages
Provided in English 24x7x365
Japanese language support will be provided during Japan Business hours, Monday through Fri-
day, by email only. If a phone call is necessary to further resolve your issue, please request that in
an email to the Japanese support team, and they will reach out to you with a call back.

responses are also sent by email and recorded in the ticket.
Escalation Process
An escalation elevates the urgency level of a situation to minimize business impact. A case may
be escalated to receive more resources and management attention. An escalation may be re-
quested by the customer, or initiated by MaaS360. If you would like to escalate an issue or are
dissatisfied with the handling of your case, contact your Account Manager. Your Account Manager
will request the escalation and notify the Support Manager.
Severity Examples
Severity Example
Problems or issues with the service that interrupt or prevent the entire customer
Critical population from performing regular business operations
(Severity 1) Problems or issues caused by the service having a catastrophic impact on regular
business operations
Problems or issues with the service that interrupt or prevent a significant percentage of
High the customer population from performing regular business operations
(Severity 2) Problems or issues caused by the service having a major impact on regular business
operations
Problems or issues with the service that interrupt or prevent a small percentage of the
Medium customer population from performing regular business operations
(Severity 3) Problems or issues caused by the service having a significant impact on regular
business operations
Problems or issues with the service that interrupt or prevent an individual user from
Low performing regular business operations
(Severity 4) Problems or issues having a minor impact on regular business operations
Information requests
Additional Contacts:
Billing and Registration ID Support
For help on issues related to billing: billing@fiberlink.com
Registration and ID's

For help on issues related to IBM MaaS360 Customer Portal user ids:
Please reach out to an existing administrator on your portal account as they will be able to add
you to the account. If the existing administrator has left the company, please reach out to your
IBM sales representative as they will mark you as the new person of contact for the account and
they can submit a request to the support team at OPS@fiberlink.com to add you as the new
administrator for your account.
Service Changes
Please reach out to your sales representative to have features activated for your account as they
will then reach out to the support team on your behalf to complete the request for turning on or
modifying account features.
Appendix AD: IBM OpenPages GRC on Cloud
Hours of Operation
The support team is available during business hours, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Monday to Friday,
excluding IBM company observed holidays.

After hours support is provided for Severity 1 incidents only. Refer to the Severity Level Guidelines &
To request support assistance outside of the hours listed above, please open a ticket via the IBM Client
Success Portal, https://support.ibmcloud.com, and select Severity 1 for the Severity field. This will notify a
member of our after-hours support staff.
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Escalation Process
2. A brief summary of the reasons for the escalation request. This ensures all of your open
support tickets are prioritized appropriately.
Severity Examples
Appendix AE: IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience on Cloud
Presently there are 2 channels to contact Customer Support for the IBM Teleaf customer experience on
cloud. Any authorized contact at the client site may contact Customer Support.
24 x 7 IBM Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com , which provides an online

Knowledge Base, FAQs, recorded training, downloadable documentation, and ticket view and up-
date.
Phone:
1-866-493-
US: 2673
1-303-354-
Other Countries Toll Number: 5021
Hours of Operation

Phone (After hours Severity 1 production down issues only): Sunday Friday, 8:00 - 7:00
PM U.S. Central Time (excluding IBM company observed holidays)
After Hours Support
production down issues on business days/evenings, weekends and holidays.
To request After Hours Support, open a Sev 1 ticket in the portal or please call the support line for your
country from the phone numbers listed above and follow the prompts. Please note the following information
is required for assistance:
Name
Phone Number
E-mail Address
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phone.
Client Success portal: Once your Support Portal ticket has been logged, we review each ticket and assign
a severity based on the issue details submitted. Each ticket is followed through to closure by IBM Teleaf
customer experience on cloud Customer Support personnel.
Escalation Process
Customers should submit a new ticket via http://support.ibmcloud. With the issue summary with the word
as Escalation in subject line of ticket and submit that in support portal.
Reason for the escalation request on previously submitted tickets (please include ticket#), so we may
prioritize your requests accordingly.
questions or issues that require a longer time for analysis..
Severity Examples

Objectives Coverage
1
to a production environment and Within 1 hour 24x7
Indicates an inability to access services
Resulting in a critical Impact on operations. This
Solution.

A service business feature or function of the
service is severely restricted in its use or you
are in jeopardy of missing business Within 2 business M-F business
Deadlines. hours hours

hours hours

day hours
Appendix AF: IBM Mobile Customer Engagement (Xtify)
There are three channels to contact IBM Customer Support:
E-mail: ibmMobileEngage@us.ibm.com
Phone:
US: 1-866-493-2673, then choose Option 6
United Kingdom: 0808-234-4736
Spain: 900-98-1117
Australia: 1-800-042-942
Netherlands 0800-022-1621
Other Countries Toll Number: 1-303-354-5021
Hours of Operation
Support teams are available during local business hours, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Monday to
Friday, excluding IBM Company observed holidays.
Severity 1 issues (Critical business impact/service down) are monitored 24 x 7 via phone
requests or by entering a Severity 1 ticket via https://support.ibmcloud.com

After Hours Support (outside of regular operating hours stated above) is available only for Severity
1 issues on business days/evenings, weekends and holidays.
To request After Hours Support, please call the Support phone number for your country indicated
above and follow the prompts. Please note the following information is required for assistance:
Company Name
Your Name
Phone Number
E-mail Address
Note: No other support requests, besides Severity 1, will be accepted after hours.
English

Please contact Customer Support via one of the following channels: E-mail or phone or IBM Client
Success Portal.
E-mail or Support Portal: Once your e-mail or ticket is received, we will review each item and assign
a severity based on the issue details submitted. Each ticket is followed through to closure by
Customer Support personnel.
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Escalation Process
Customers should submit a new ticket or new e-mail via https://support.ibmcloud.com or
ibmMobileEngage@us.ibm.com with the issue summary or e-mail subject line of Escalation and
the following information in the body of the ticket:
#5377 or copy from a ticket e-mail that was received. This contains code that will not be
seen by our alerting system.
through a comment in an open ticket or forward a tracking system e-mail that you
have already received as a response. Please note that while we may be able to process
some requests quickly, there may be questions or issues that require a longer time for
analysis.
Severity Examples
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Appendix AG: IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud
The support information provided in this section applies to IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud.

Please open a ticket via the IBM Client Success Portal at: https://support.ibmcloud.com. If you
haven't previously used this site, please follow the "Need an account?" link to request access.
Hours of Operation
The IBM Client Success Portal support is available 24 x7
Customer support is available during normal country business hours in your time zone. For
example, in North America, those hours would be Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding
IBM company observed holidays.
After Hours Support

7 x 24 hour support is available for mission critical emergencies (Severity 1) during off-shift hours.
Severity 1 support is provided in English with the local language accommodated when possible.
To request support assistance outside of normal business hours, please open a Service Request
via the IBM Client Success Portal, https://support.ibmcloud.com, and select Severity 1 for the
Severity field. This will notify a member of our after-hours support staff.
If you designate a problem as a Severity 1, IBM will work on it 7 days a week, 24 hours a day,
providing you are also available to work during those hours.
After hours support is provided for Severity 1 incidents only. Please reference the general examples
provided in the beginning of this handbook - Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time
Objectives.
English

All client support issues are documented in a support ticket (Service Request). Each SR is
assigned a unique number for reference and a severity level based upon the details in the ticket
description. Client contacts can review ticket progress and update tickets at the IBM Support Portal.
Updates and client responses are also sent by email and recorded in the ticket notes.
Escalation Process
IBM Cognos BI Customer Support is committed to provide excellent customer service at all times. If
our support services fail to meet your expectations, please feel free to escalate the issues as identi-
fied through this link: http://www.ibm.com/software/analytics/cognos/customercenter/escalation.html
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Appendix AH: IBM Decision Optimization on Cloud
Authorized contacts at the client site may contact Customer Support using the IBM Client Success
Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com
Hours of Operation
Customer support is available during normal country business hours in your time zone. For
example, in North America, those hours would be Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM,
excluding IBM company observed holidays.
After Hours Support

7 x 24 hour support is available for mission critical emergencies (Severity 1) during off-shift hours.
Severity 1 support is provided in English with the local language accommodated when possible.
To request support assistance outside of normal business hours, please open a Service Request
via the IBM Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com and select Severity 1 for the
If you designate a problem as a Severity 1, IBM will work on it 7 days a week, 24 hours a day,
providing you are also available to work during those hours.
After hours support is provided for Severity 1 incidents only. Please reference the general
examples provided in the beginning of this handbook - Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time
Objectives.
English with the local language accommodated when possible.

All client support issues are documented in an IBM ticket. Each ticket is assigned a unique number
for reference and a severity level based upon the details in the ticket description. Client contacts
can review ticket progress and update tickets at the IBM Client Success Portal. Updates and client
responses are also sent by email and recorded in the ticket notes.
Escalation Process
IBM ILOG Decision Optimization Customer Support is committed to provide excellent customer
service at all times. If our support services fail to meet your expectations, please feel free to
escalate the issues as identified through this link:
http://www.ibm.com/software/analytics/cognos/customercenter/escalation.html
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Appendix AI: IBM PureApplication Service
The support information provided in this section applies to this offering: IBM PureApplication
Service

Authorized contacts at the client site may contact Customer Support via the following channels:
IBM Service Request tool: https://www.ibm.com/support/servicerequest
Telephone: http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/
Please use the appropriate Software Support number for your country.
Submit your service request against your IBM PureApplication Service support entitlement
(search by product name or component ID, 5725R7100)
Hours of Operation
IBM Service Request Tool: 7 x 24
The support team is available during normal country business hours as defined by your
time zone. For example, in North America, those hours would be Monday to Friday, 8:00
AM to 5:00 PM.

After hours support is provided for Severity 1 issues only. Refer to the Severity Level Guidelines &
Response Time Objectives section earlier in this handbook. Severity 1 support is provided in
NOTE: The PureApplication Service Severity 1 response objective is within 2 hours
To request support assistance outside of normal business hours, please open a ticket via the IBM
Service Request tool, http://www.ibm.com/support/servicerequest, and select Severity 1 for the

All client support issues are documented in a support ticket (Service Request). Each ticket is
Updates and client responses are recorded in the ticket notes.
Escalation Process
IBM PureApplication Customer Support is committed to providing excellent customer service at all
times. If our support services fail to meet your expectations, please feel free to escalate the issues
by contacting a Client Support Duty Manager by phone.
Use the published support phone number for your country:
http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/
A Duty Manager is available 24 by 7 and will be contacted immediately.
The Duty Manager will return your call within 2 hours.
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Appendix AJ: IBM Universal Behavior Exchange (UBX)
There are two channels to contact Customer Support for UBX:
24 x 7 IBM Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com or via the Support link from
the UBX application
E-mail: ubx@us.ibm.com
Hours of Operation
Hours of Operation Sunday 10:00 PM - Friday 8:00 PM, US Eastern Time zone, excluding IBM

After hours support (outside of regular operating hours stated above) is available only for Severity 1
issues on business days, weekends and holidays. Enter a ticket via the Client Success Portal and
set the severity to 1.
English

Please contact Customer Support via one of the methods listed above. Once your Support Portal
ticket or email is received, we review each item and assign a severity based on the issue details
submitted. Each ticket is followed through to closure by UBX Customer Support personnel.
Escalation Process
This process is made available to any customer who wishes to pursue a particular concern
regarding an open support request. Customer should submit a new ticket or email via
http://support.ibmcloud.com or ubx@us.ibm.com with the issue summary or e-mail subject line of
Escalation and the following in the body of the ticket:
through a comment in an open ticket or forward a tracking system e-mail that you have
already received as a response. Please note that while we may be able to process some
requests quickly, there may be questions or issues that require a longer time for analysis.
Severity Examples
For response times and other severity level information, please reference the general examples
Objectives.
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Appendix AK: IBM Integration Bus on Cloud
For system status and informal support please use the IBM Integration support forum
https://developer.ibm.com/integration/support-ibm-integration/#tabiibcloud
Please submit a new ticket via the IBM Support Portal at https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal
Hours of Operation
IBM Support Portal: 24 x 7
The support team is available during business hours, Sunday 8:00 PM Friday 8:00 PM Eastern
Standard Time zone, US, excluding US company holidays.
After hours support is provided for Severity 1 incidents only.

Refer to the Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time Objectives section earlier in this
handbook.
To request support assistance outside of the hours listed above, please follow the Off-shift support
process documented at:
http://www.ibm.com/support/customercare/sas/f/handbook/getsupport.html#3
English
contacts can review ticket progress and update tickets at the IBM Support Portal. Updates and
client responses are also sent by email and recorded in the ticket comments.
Escalation Process
Please follow the escalation process documented at:

Severity Examples
Please reference the general examples provided at:

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Appendix AL: IBM Cloud Identity Connect (Formerly known as Cloud
Security Enforcer)
https://www-01.ibm.com/software/security/ibm-saas/support/index.html
Hours of Operation
24 x 7 x 365

After Hours Support is available only for Severity 1 issues on business days, weekends, and
holidays. Severity 1 issues require that the client is available to help diagnose issues during the 24
x 7 period; otherwise the ticket will be down-graded to Severity 2.
English

number for reference and a severity level based upon the details in the ticket description.

For help on issues related to billing and/or registration:
http://www.ibm.com/software/howtobuy/passportadvantage/?lnk=fpl
Technical Support for IBM Cloud Identity Connect (Formerly known as Cloud Security
Enforcer)
Depending on who is requesting support, technical support is available in two ways.
Free Support: Free support is provided through our on-line forums and is monitored regularly
by our support representatives and developers. For more information on our
forums, please review this technote:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21985716
Standard Support: Authorized contacts at the client site can contact Customer Support via the
following channels:
IBM Security SaaS: https://www-01.ibm.com/software/security/ibm-

saas/support/index.html
Only those members of your authorized technical support staff can submit problem records.
Authorization is granted by your Site Technical. You define the severity of the issue based
on your business needs. Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time Objectives are
described in an earlier section of this handbook.
Email: SSaaSSpt@us.ibm.com
For existing tickets please place your ticket number in the subject line in the format of
Case#xxxxxxxx - [ ref:xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx:ref ]
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For new tickets, when sending an email, note the product you are using, the issues you are
having, billing, login failure, service not running, etc.

Severity Examples
1 The service (Cloud Identity Connect ) is not accessible
Data corruption

3 General issues
How to questions
Enhancements
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Appendix AM: IBM Compose
There are two channels to contact IBM Compose Support:
Submit a ticket through the Compose Web Dashboard: https://app.compose.io
E-mail: support@compose.io
Both of these methods will provide an immediate response containing a Ticket ID number that can
be used to track the progress of the ticket.
Prior to opening a ticket, it is recommended that users take advantage of the Compose
documentation site at https://help.compose.io, as many common issues and solutions are provided
within this public-access resource, including code examples and common tasks.
Hours of Operation
1. Standard Support for All Services: All customers have the ability to open support tickets
that are responded to within 24 hours. Tickets may be opened by any user with account
permissions as defined within the Compose Web Dashboard.
Support is available to assist Monday - Friday, between the hours of 3:00 AM - 8:00 PM
PST (USA Pacific Standard Time)
2. Enhanced Support for All Services: Customers who upgrade from Standard Support to En-
hanced Support have the ability to open support tickets that will receive a response within 1
hour, 24 x 7 x 365.All Enhanced Support features are included with every Compose Enter-
prise account.
Standard Support Enhanced Support/

Compose Enterprise
E-mail Ticketing Included Included
Documentation Included Included
Planning Sessions Not Available Included
Private Networking Not Available Included
SLA Not Available Included
Ticket Response Time 24 hours 1 hour

Mon.-Fri., 3:00 AM - 8:00 PM PST 24 x 7 x 365
After Hours Support

Support for issues outside of the operating hours listed above, is available for Compose Enhanced
customers. Tickets received as a result of outages will be responded to within the same day of the
outage event. Tickets received for non-emergency / non-outage events will be responded to within
24 hours of receipt.
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Please contact Customer Support via one of the two methods listed above and provide the
following information when opening a ticket for a system issue:
Database and/or deployment name in question and business impact
If submitting a ticket via the Compose Web Dashboard these fields are provided
Description of the problem along with the steps to reproduce
Any application / server log files with the appropriate time stamps indicating time zone
Type and version of the database driver, application language and appropriate networking
details (if possible)
Escalation Process
regarding any ticket response. All ticket responses provide the customer with the opportunity to
evaluate their satisfaction level with the response, via utilization of 3 different "face" levels. We
encourage all ticket requests to evaluate the response provided by Compose Support and indicate
if there is a concern. Any tickets receiving a satisfaction rating other than a "green happy face" are
automatically escalated for additional review.
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Appendix AN: IBM Digital Experience on Cloud
The IBM Service Request (SR) application is used to open and update service requests online.
The IBM Service Request application is accessed through the IBM Support Portal:
https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal
Hours of Operation
The support team is available during business hours, Monday 8:00 AM Friday 5:00 PM, in
the customer's time zone, for all severities.

After Hours Support (outside of the regular operating hours stated above) is available upon request
only for Severity 1 incidents. Severity 1 issues require that the client is available to help us
diagnose issues during the 24 x 7 period otherwise; they are downgraded to Severity 2.

All feature enhancement requests are submitted by customers through the Request for
Enhancement (RFE) Community: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/
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Escalation Process
concern regarding an open support request. Please call 1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378),
reference your PMR number and request to speak to the Duty Manager.
Severity Examples
examples are general guidelines for information purposes only.
Severity Examples
downtime, hang or crash; or (ii) widespread unavailability of critical features or functions
2 A defect restricts the use of the application by you due to (i) unavailability of the certain
performance degradation or poor response time
3 A defect causes operational inconvenience to you but no significant interference with the
application

that has a minimal or no impact on you
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Appendix AO: IBM Planning Analytics and IBM Concert
The support information provided in this section applies to IBM Concert and to IBM Planning
Analytics, formerly named IBM Cognos TM1 on Cloud.

Please open a ticket via the IBM Client Success Portal at: https://support.ibmcloud.com. If you
haven't previously used this site, please follow the "Need an account?" link to request access.
Hours of Operation
The IBM Client Success Portal support is available 24 x7.
The support team is available during business hours, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Monday to Friday,
excluding IBM company observed holidays. After Hours Support is available only for
Severity 1 issues see below for more detail.

After hours support is provided for Severity 1 incidents only. Refer to the Severity Level Guidelines
& Response Time Objectives section earlier in this guide.
To request support assistance outside normal business hours, please open a ticket via the IBM
Client Success Portal and ensure that you set the Severity to 1. This will notify a member of our
after-hours support staff.

contacts can review ticket progress and update tickets at the Customer Support portal. Updates
and client responses are also recorded in the ticket notes.
Escalation Process
We are committed to providing excellent customer service at all times. If our support services fail to
meet your expectations, please feel free to escalate the issue by contacting:
Severity Examples
Refer to the Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time Objectives section earlier in this guide.
AMERICAS Trevor Kirkland 1-613-356-5919 (Office)

trevor.kirkland@ca.ibm.com 1-613-293-7236 (Mobile)
EMEA Gregor Gromer +44-1252-55 x8328 (Office)

gregor.gromer@uk.ibm.com +44-7428-528-028 (Mobile)
Asia Pacific & Peter Dalliston +61-2-93544500 (Office)

Japan peter.dalliston@au1.ibm.com +61-4-18642884 (Mobile)
World Wide Michael Doris +1-613-356-5812 (Office)

michael.doris@ca.ibm.com +1-613-864-0993 (Mobile)
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Appendix AP: IBM Cloud Brokerage (previously Gravitant )
The support information provided in this section applies to the IBM cloudMatrix, IBM Brokerage and
IBM Cloud Brokerage offerings.

Prior to opening a ticket, it is recommended that users take advantage of the Gravitant
documentation site at https://support.gravitant.com, as many common issues and solutions are
provided here.
There are three channels to contact IBM Gravitant Support:
Submit a ticket through the Gravitant Support Portal: https://support.gravitant.com/.
Creating support tickets through the online form on our Help Center provides a guided
submission of the request that helps us handle inquiries most effectively. Tickets may be
opened by any user with account permissions as defined within the Gravitant Support
Portal.
Chat with Gravitant Support during regular business hours (see below) using the chat
widget found in the bottom right corner of the Gravitant Support Portal.
E-mail: support@gravitant.com
Hours of Operation
Support is available to assist between the regular business hours of 8 AM to 6 PM U.S. Central
Standard Time, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays).
After Hours Support

Support for issues outside of the operating hours listed above, is only available for Severity 1
incidents only.
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Please contact Customer Support via one of the three methods listed above and provide the
following information when opening a ticket for a system issue:
IBM cloudMatrix instance URL in question
Description of the problem along with the steps to reproduce
Information about what customer group / VDC / service is affected by the problem
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After submitting a ticket, the sender automatically will receive an e-mail confirming the successful
receipt of the ticket submission. That e-mail comes from Gravitant Support
<support@gravitant.com> and has the following prefix in the subject: "[cloudMatrix Support @
Gravitant]". Please have this e-mail address added to the address book, so that it does not
accidentally filter it into the junk mail.
Support Ticket Closure

If a ticket has been pending for 7 days, the system notifies the requester and sets the ticket to
"Solved". Once a ticket is solved, the ticket will be closed in 4 days. Once a ticket is "Closed", there
can be no more changes to the ticket. If the problem resurfaces, for example, there is still the option
to create a "Follow-up ticket" which is a new ticket that references the closed one.
Escalation Process
regarding an open support request. All support tickets will be handled by our Customer Support
teams. For all Full Service Broker clients, the designated Technical Account Manager (TAM) will
have visibility to all the support tickets. In the rare event that the clients do not hear back from our
Customer Support team, the TAM will serve as the first point of escalation. For all Planning CSB
clients, the Project Management Office (PMO) will have visibility to all the support tickets. In the
rare event that the clients do not hear back from our Customer Support team, the designated POC
from the PMO team will serve as the first point of escalation.
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Support SLOs by Severity Chart
Initial
Priority Target Resolution
Description Response
Level Time
Time
Service as a whole is largely unavailable or Work continuously to
ceases to function to a substantial degree. All restore operation
monitoring streams are completely down. The 2 business within 8 hours after
Severity 1
majority of customers/users are impacted hours initial response
(>50%).
A service is not operating, rendering results,

or is unusable to customers to a substantial Work continuously to
degree. One or more (but not all) monitoring patch, workaround or
streams are completely down. An issue that fix within 24 hours
has significant adverse business impact on 4 business after initial response.
Severity 2
the software or a critical function of the hours Intermediate patch
platform with no obvious workaround. A may be released in
significant percentage of customers/users are the next major product
impacted (25% - 49%). release.
Widespread impact to customers, but the

service remains usable for the major
Intermediate patch
percentage of queries or operations. The
may be released,
reported problem is not considered a Severity 2 business
Severity 3 fixed or documented
2 but still causes a disruption of a function. A days
in the next major
moderate percentage of customers/users are
product release.
impacted (5% - 24%).
The reported problem in the software which is

not substantially affecting the ability to
Problem documented
perform in accordance with the user
6 business and input for
Severity 4 documentation. Fit and finish issues with a
days consideration in next
small percentage of customers impacted
major product release.
(<5%).
A standard request for system administration. Problem documented

Service Examples include adding/modifying/deleting 3 business and input for
Request users or changing access rights. days consideration in next
major product release.
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Appendix AQ: IBM Insight Cloud Services
The support information provided in this section applies only to the offerings listed in the Service
table below.

service.

Web: Please open a ticket via the IBM Client Success Portal at: https://support.ibmcloud.com. If
you haven't previously used this site, please follow the "Need an account?" link to request access.
Email: You can email your request for technical support to the address applicable to your service in
the table below. This will route the ticket created from your email message to the appropriate
support team.
Technical Support Email

Service
Address
IBM Insight Cloud Services wthrsupp@ca.ibm.com

IBM Insights for Weather for Insurance
IBM Insights for Weather for Local Government
IBM Insights for Weather for Select Industries
IBM Insights for Weather for Utilities
IBM Weather for Emergency Management for Government
IBM Weather for Emergency Management for Insurance
IBM Weather for Emergency Management for Venues
Hours of Operation
The support team is available during North American business hours, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
US Eastern Time, Monday to Friday, excluding IBM company observed holidays.

Requests submitted by email are always assumed to be Severity 3 and will not alert our after-hours
support staff
Client Success Portal, https://support.ibmcloud.com, and select Severity 1 for the Severity field.
This will notify a member of our after-hours support staff.
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number for reference and a severity level based upon the details in the ticket description. You can
review your ticket's progress and add further details via the IBM Client Success Portal. Updates
from the support team are recorded in the ticket and are also sent to you by email. Your reply to an
email update will automatically be recorded in the ticket as long as the ticket number, in the format
#5377-xxxxxxx, remains in the subject field of your message.
Escalation Process
Sasa Conic sasa.conic@ca.ibm.com +1 (613) 356-6705
Nathaniel Mallet nathaniel.mallet@ca.ibm.com +1 (613) 356-6535
Severity Examples
Refer to the Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time Objectives section in the beginning of
this handbook.
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Appendix AR: IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management and IoT
Continuous Engineering
IBM IoT Continuous Engineering on Cloud
IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management on Cloud
IBM DOORS Next Generation on Cloud
IBM Team Concert on Cloud
IBM Quality Manager on Cloud

Authorized contacts at the client site may contact Customer Support via the following channels:
IBM Service Request (SR) tool: https://www.ibm.com/support/servicerequest
Telephone: http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/
Please use the appropriate Software Support number for your country
Submit your service request against your support entitlement (search by product name or
component ID)
Hours of Operation
Open a service request via the IBM Service Request Tool. Service Request is a web based
tool that is available 24 x 7.
time zone. For example, in North America, those hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00
AM to 8:00 PM Eastern.

Response Time Objectives section earlier in this handbook. Severity 1 support is provided in
NOTE: The Severity 1 response objective is within 2 hours.
To request support assistance outside of normal business hours, please open a ticket via the IBM
Service Request tool, https://www.ibm.com/support/servicerequest, and select Severity 1 for the
Severity field. This will notify a member of our after-hours staff.
English (with the local language accommodated when possible)

All client support issues are documented in a support ticket (Service Request). Each ticket is
Updates and client responses are recorded in the ticket notes.
Escalation Process
Customer Support is committed to providing excellent customer service at all times. If our support
services fail to meet your expectations, please feel free to escalate the issues by contacting a Client
Support Duty Manager by phone.
Use the published support phone number for your country: http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/
A Duty Manager is available 24 x 7 and will be contacted immediately.
The Duty Manager will return your call within 2 hours.
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Customer Responsibilities
IBM does not warrant that our products are defect free, however we do endeavor to fix them to
work as designed. You may be surprised to learn you play a key role in this effort. Our remote
software support is available to provide you assistance and guidance, however we assume that
you will provide information about your system and the failing component, information that is
key to resolving the problem.
Customers are the ultimate owners of their application and have responsibility for the following:
Coordination and communication: communication to user communities regarding usage,

best practices, upcoming maintenance and outage windows. Your designated contact(s),
the two jazz administrators provided to IBM for set up of the environment, will be notified of
maintenance activities, including any necessary outage time
User administration: adding and deleting users from the list of those authorized to authenti-
cate and use the environment, including security group permissions.
Troubleshooting & Fix Validation: working with IBM Support to help reproduce problems.
Due to the unique configurations, customization's and data in each customer environment,
reported problems may not be reproducible outside your environment. In this situation you
may be asked to gather additional information to help in troubleshooting. This may include
enabling debug settings in your browser or generating HAR files, etc. to share with IBM
Support.
Project administration: creation and maintenance, including configuration of security set-

tings
Work Item configuration: configuration for the purpose of tailoring and customizing work
items to suit your business needs
Work flow configuration: configuration for the purpose of tailoring and customizing process
work flow to suit your business needs
Report configuration: configuration of reports for the purpose of tailoring and customizing
reports views to suit your business needs
User testing: testing and coordination after a fix is applied resulting from a PMR, or after
upgrade. Since this environment is a single tenant deployment and due to unique configu-
rations, customizations and data, it is necessary for customers to test their common use
cases when a fix, configuration change, or upgrade has been delivered.
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Appendix AS: IBM Regulatory Compliance Analytics
Please submit a new support request by email to rca-support@vnet.ibm.com and include the
following information in your message:
Your full name
Your preferred email address
Your company's name
The severity of your issue (please see below for guidance)
The web browser used to access the IBM Regulatory Compliance Analytics service,
including the version number of the browser being used
A description of your request
Hours of Operation
The support team is available during North American business hours, 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
US Eastern Time, Monday to Friday, excluding IBM company observed holidays.
During normal hours of operation our support team aims to acknowledge receipt of your
support request within one hour of receiving your message.
Outside normal hours you should receive acknowledgement by 9:00 AM US Eastern Time
the following business day.
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Severity Examples
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Appendix AT: IBM Coplink on Cloud
Contact IBM Customer Support for the Coplink on Cloud application. Any authorized contact at the
client site may contact Customer Support.
1) Web: 24 x 7 IBM Support Portal: http://www.ibm.com/support
2) Phone: US: 1-866-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378)
Hours of Operation
1) Web: IBM Support Portal: 24 x 7
2) Phone: 24 X 7 for Severity 1 issues, all other severities, Monday Friday during business
hours (excluding IBM company observed holidays). Must provide IBM customer number
(ICN)
After Hours Support

After Hours Support (outside of regular business hours stated above) is available for Severity
1 issues only and on business days/evenings, weekends and holidays.
To request After Hours Support, please access the IBM Support Portal and submit a Service
Request or call the support line via the phone number listed above and follow the prompts. Please
note the following information is required for assistance:
1) IBM Customer Number
2) Name
3) Phone Number
4) E-mail Address
5) Full description of issue so that we may reproduce and assist in resolution
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Support Portal Registration and Service Request Workflow
If you encounter COPLINK issues please use the IBM Support Portal or 1-800-IBM-SERV (426-
7378) to report the problem as noted above. This will ensure you are assisted in a timely manner.
Contact your COPLINK administrator or account representative to obtain your IBM Customer
Number (ICN) for your node.
Access the support portal by browsing to http://www.ibm.com/support, click 'sign in', and create an
'IBM ID' (your email) and then register with the Service Request site. Service Request is the
primary tool to submit issues to the COPLINK Support Team.
Your Site Technical contact will need to approve your account access request once it is submitted.
Upon approval you will receive an email indicating that you have been granted 'basic access' to the
site.
As any problem management record (PMR) can be viewed by someone with an IBM ID, please DO
NOT include sensitive information or personal identification information (PII) in your request. Please
add a note for the support engineer to contact you to exchange sensitive data.
Please use Firefox for your web browser when registering. Newer versions of Internet Explorer will
not allow you to register.
Registration help
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/support/servicerequest/quick_start.html
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Support portal documentation
https://www-946.ibm.com/sr/help/
Escalation Process
Email the Coplink on Cloud Support Manager Jason St Peter via jstpeter@us.ibm.com
Please enter the word Escalation in the email subject field.
Severity Level Definition / Examples
Severity 1 - Critical situation/System Down

Coplink inaccessible for all users
Business critical software component offline or non-functional
Severity 2 - Severe Impact
Coplink inaccessible to one or a select group of users
Node to node connectivity issues
Severity 3 - Moderate impact
A non-critical software component is malfunctioning causing moderate business impact
Inaccurate query results or display
Severity 4 - Minimal impact
A non-critical software issue - documentation may be incorrect
Additional documentation requested
Non-technical requests
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Appendix AU: IBM Behavior Based Fan Insights

service.
E-mail: cbshelp@in.ibm.com to create ticket.
Hours of Operation
Sunday 10:00 PM - Friday 8:00 PM, US Eastern Time zone, excluding IBM company observed
holidays.
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Please contact Customer Support via the method listed above. Once
email is received, we review each item and assign a severity based on the issue details
submitted. Each ticket is followed through to closure by Fan Insights Customer Support personnel.
Escalation Process
regarding an open support request. Please send the email to the cbshelp@in.ibm.com and mention
the reason for escalating request along with Business impact.
Severity Examples
Objectives.
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Appendix AV: IBM Industry Solutions
The information provided in this section applies only to the services in the following table.
IBM Industry Solutions
IBM Client Insight for Wealth Management on Cloud

IBM Customer Insight for Banking on Cloud
IBM Customer Insight for Insurance on Cloud
IBM Social Media Analytics Software as a Service
IBM Surveillance Insight for Financial Services on Cloud

Please open a support ticket via the IBM Client Success Portal at: https://support.ibmcloud.com. If
you haven't previously used this portal, please follow the "Need an account?" link to request
access.
Hours of Operation
Our support team is available during the regular business hours for your country and time
zone (excluding local national holidays). For example, in North America these hours are
Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

After Hours Support is provided for Severity 1 issues only. Please refer to the Severity Level
Guidelines & Response Time Objectives section earlier in this handbook.
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All client support requests are documented in a support ticket. Each ticket is assigned a unique
review your ticket's progress and add further details via the IBM Client Success Portal. Updates
from the support team are recorded in the ticket and sent to you by email. Any reply to such an
email will automatically be added to the ticket so long as the ticket number, in the format #5377-
xxxxxxx, remains in the subject field of your message. We recommend replying without the
message history in order to keep the details added to the ticket as concise as possible.
Escalation Process
Shawn de Beer shawn.debeer@uk.ibm.com +44 207 220 3309

John Wong john.wong@uk.ibm.com +44 207 220 3344
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Appendix AW: IBMECM SaaS Offerings: Actiance
There are two channels to contact Customer Support for Actiance. Any authorized contact at the
client site may contact Customer Support.
24 x 7 IBM Client Success Portal: https://ecm.supportportal.com/ which provides an online
Knowledge Base, FAQs, downloadable documentation, and ticket view and update
IBM Actiance Support provides 24 x 7 support for Severity 1 cases via the support portal.
To use the IBM Client Success Portal with IBM Actiance requires a user ID sign-on which
can be requested from the Support Portal page.
E-mail: ecmcloud@us.ibm.com

- IBM Customer Number
- Contact name
- Contact e-mail address
- Contact preferred phone number
- Severity in this format: Severity #
- Product Name
- Summary of the issue in the e-mail subject
- Description of the issue
- Related attachments (as applicable)
Hours of Operation
Email: Sunday 8:00 PM Friday 8:00 PM U.S. Eastern (excluding IBM company observed
holidays)
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Escalation Process
We believe IBM Support is "Best of Breed". If at any point in our service process, you feel we are
not meeting our commitments to you (as outlined in this handbook), you may call our attention to
this problem by doing one or all of the following:
Be certain to explain the business impact of your problem to the service representative.
Submit a new ticket via https://ecm.supportportal.com/ or ecmcloud@us.ibm.com with Escalation
written in the Issue Summary (ticket through portal) or as the subject line of the email.
Ticket number needing escalation in the format of 5377-xxxxxxx into email body.
Please do not use the # as part of the ticket number or copy from ticket number from e-
mail that was received into escalation email body, it contains code that will not be seen
by our alerting system.
Note: To appropriately notify the management team, please do not request an
escalation through a comment in an open ticket or forward a tracking system e-
mail that you have already received as a response.
Please note that while we may be able to process some requests quickly, there may be
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Ask to speak to the service representative's manager - Escalations to an IBM manager will receive
prompt attention and management focus.
Ask for a "Duty Manager" - the Duty Manager or field manager will work with our technical staff to
call 888-242-3040 and select option 7, for "Enterprise Content Management Solutions for Cloud
products".
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
downtime, hang or crash; or (ii) widespread unavailability of critical features or functions.
2 A defect restricts the use of the application by you due to (i) unavailability of certain
3 A defect causes operational inconvenience to you but no significant interference with

the application.
that has a minimal or no impact on you.
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Appendix AX: IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics (CXA)
Presently there are 2 channels to contact Customer Support for the IBM Watson CX analytics
(CXA). Any authorized contact at the client site may contact Customer Support.
Watson CX analytics (CXA) application, which provides an online Knowledge Base, FAQs,
recorded training, downloadable documentation, and ticket view and update.
Phone:
1-866-493- 2673
US:
1-303-354-5021
Other Countries Toll
Number:
The IBM Client Success Portal and the Watson CX analytics (CXA) applications are
interlinked, so the Support Portal requires the User Name, and Password to logon as the
customer experience analytics (CXA) user. After your Watson CX analytics analytics (CXA)
administrator grants you access to the Watson CX analytics (CXA), you will have access to
the IBM Client Success Portal.
Hours of Operation

Phone (After hours Severity 1 issues only): Sunday Friday, 8:00 - 7:00 PM U.S.
Central Time (excluding IBM company observed holidays)
After Hours Support
1 issues on business days/evenings, weekends and holidays.
To request After Hours Support, open a Sev 1 ticket in the portal or please call the support line for
your country from the phone numbers listed above and follow the prompts. Please note the following
information is required for assistance:
Name
Phone Number
E-mail Address
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phone.
Client Success portal: Once your Support Portal ticket has been logged, we review each ticket
and assign a severity based on the issue details submitted. Each ticket is followed through to
closure by Watson CX analytics (CXA) Customer Support personnel.
Phone: We will attempt to answer your questions on the phone. If we determine that we can
better serve you by researching the questions while you are not waiting on the phone, we will
create a ticket to continue the investigation.
Escalation Process
Customers should submit a new ticket via http://support.ibmcloud. With the issue summary with
the word as Escalation in subject line of ticket and submit that in support portal.
Reason for the escalation request on previously submitted tickets (please include ticket#), so we
may prioritize your requests accordingly.
through a comment in an open ticket or forward a tracking system e-mail that you have
already received as a response. Please note that while we may be able to process some requests
quickly, there may be questions or issues that require a longer time for analysis..
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Severity Examples

Objectives Coverage
1
to a production environment and indicates an inability Within 1 hour 24x7
to access services Resulting in a critical impact on
operations. This condition requires an immediate Solution

A service business feature or function of the service is
severely restricted in its use or you are in jeopardy
of missing business Deadlines. Within 2 business M-F business

hours hours

day hours
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Appendix AY: Watson IOT: IBM Predictive Solutions and IBM Enterprise
Asset and Facility Management
IBM Predictive Solutions Foundation on Cloud, also includes:
IBM Predictive Maintenance on Cloud
IBM Predictive Quality on Cloud
IBM Predictive Warranty on Cloud
IBM Insights Foundation for Energy on Cloud
IBM IoT for Energy and Utilities on Cloud
Note: On May 2, 2017, Insights Foundation for Energy on Cloud was renamed to
IoT for Energy and Utilities on Cloud
IBM Internet of Things for Manufacturing, also includes:
IBM Plant Performance Analytics
IBM Prescriptive Quality for Manufacturing
IBM Prescriptive Warranty for Manufacturing
IBM Prescriptive Maintenance for Manufacturing
IBM Visual Inspection for Quality
IBM Plant Advisor
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo), also includes:
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo) for Scheduler

IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo) for Managed Service Provider
Add-On
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo) Calibration Add-On
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo) Health, Safety and Environment
Manager Add-On
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo) Linear Asset Manager Add-On
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo) Spatial Asset Management Add-
On
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo) Transportation Add-On
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo) Aviation Add-On
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo) Life Sciences Add-On
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo) Nuclear Add-On
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo) Oil and Gas Add-On
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo) Utilities Add-On
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Maximo) Asset Configuration Manager
Add-On
IBM Enterprise Asset Management Fundamentals on Cloud (Maximo)
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IBM Enterprise Asset Management Anywhere on Cloud (Maximo)
IBM Enterprise Asset Management - Inventory Analytics on Cloud (Maximo Inventory In-
sights)
IBM Maximo Asset Health Insights on Cloud
IBM Facilities and Real Estate Management on Cloud (TRIRIGA)

service.

Note: For clients with a Maximo or TRIRIGA Flex contract, please use the SaaS Flex Service Desk
as stated in your onboarding document. See below for more information.
Web: Please open a ticket via the IBM Client Success Portal at: https://support.ibmcloud.com. If
you haven't previously used this site, please follow the "Need an account?" link to request access.
Email: You can email your request for technical support to the address applicable to your service in
the table below. This will route the ticket created from your email message to the appropriate sup-
port team.
If you are contacting us regarding an existing support ticket, please ensure that the ticket number,
in the format #5377-xxxxxxx, is included in the subject field of your message.
Service Technical Support Email Address

IBM Predictive Solutions Foundation
IBM IoT for Energy and Utilities on Cloud
iotsuppt@us.ibm.com
IBM Internet of Things for Manufacturing
IBM Internet of Things for Automotive
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud
(Maximo)
IBM Enterprise Asset Management Fundamen-
tals on Cloud (Maximo)
IBM Enterprise Asset Management Anywhere
on Cloud (Maximo) iotspt@us.ibm.com
IBM Enterprise Asset Management - Inventory
Analytics on Cloud (Maximo Inventory Insights)
IBM Facilities and Real Estate Management on
Cloud (TRIRIGA)
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Hours of Operation
Open a service request via the Client Success Portal. The Client Success Portal is a web
based tool that is available 24 x 7.
For non-system down issues, see the hours of operation for your offering.
Service Hours of Operation

IBM Predictive Solutions Foundation
IBM Insights Foundation for Energy The support team is available during normal country business
IBM Internet of Things for Automotive hours as defined by your time zone (excluding local national hol-
idays). For example in North America, those hours are Monday
IBM Internet of Things for Manufacturing through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5.00 PM Eastern time
IBM Enterprise Asset Management on Cloud (Max-

imo)
IBM Enterprise Asset Management Fundamentals
on Cloud (Maximo)
IBM Enterprise Asset Management Anywhere on
Cloud (Maximo) North America : 8 AM to 8 PM. Eastern Time, Monday through
IBM Enterprise Asset Management - Inventory Ana- Friday ( Excluding holidays)
lytics on Cloud (Maximo Inventory Insights)
IBM Facilities and Real Estate Management on
Cloud (TRIRIGA)

1 issues on business days, weekends and holidays. Refer to the Severity Level Guidelines & Re-
sponse Time Objectives section earlier in this handbook.
To request After Hours Support, please create a Service Request (SR) via the Client Success Por-
tal, https://support.ibmcloud.com. Please include Sev 1 in the summary or subject line to highlight
service down and select Severity 1 for the Severity field. This will notify a member of our after-hours
support staff.
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All client support issues are documented in a support ticket. Each ticket is assigned a unique num-
ber for reference and a severity level based upon the details in the ticket description. You can re-
view your ticket's progress and add further details via the IBM Client Success Portal. Updates from
the support team are recorded in the ticket and are also sent to you by email. Your reply to an email
update will automatically be recorded in the ticket as long as the ticket number, in the format #5377-
xxxxxxx, remains in the subject field of your message.
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Escalation Process
regarding an open support request. Customers should submit a new ticket or e-mail via http://sup-
port.ibmcloud.com with the issue summary or e-mail subject line of Escalation and the following
information in the body of the ticket:
copy from a ticket e-mail that was received. This contains code that will not be seen by our alerting
system.
through a comment in an open ticket or forward a tracking system e-mail that you have al-
ready received as a response. Please note that while we may be able to process some requests
Severity Examples
Refer to the Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time Objectives section in the beginning of this
handbook.
SaaS Flex Service Desk for Flex Clients
The SaaS Flex Service Desk is your central portal to communicate any problems or issues you are
having with your environment. With the Service Desk, you can open Service Requests (SRs) which
will be routed and assigned to our team accordingly. While you can contact your client coordinator
directly, opening an SR is the desired approach as it will ensure we have a record of the incidents,
and in the case of a critical or Severity 1 issue, will ensure the on-call personnel are aware of the
problem.
The SaaS Flex Service Desk is available at https://servicedesk.mro.com/maximo_z7qw.
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Appendix AZ: IBM X-Force Exchange Commercial API
Hours of Operation
24 x 7 x 365
English

Technical Support for IBM X-Force Exchange Commercial API

Depending on who is requesting support, Technical support for IBM X-Force Exchange Commercial
API may be obtained in one of two ways:
Free Support: Free support is provided through our on-line forums and is regularly monitored.
For more information on our forums, please review this technote:
following channels:
IBM Security SaaS: https://www-01.ibm.com/software/security/ibm-saas/support/index.html
Only those authorized members of your technical support staff can submit support tickets.
Authorization is granted by your Site Technical Contact. You define the severity of the issue based
on your business needs. Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time Objectives are described in
an earlier section of this handbook.
For new tickets, when sending an email, note the product that you are using, issues you are having,
billing, login failure, service not running, etc.

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Severity Examples
1 The X-Force Exchange Commercial API service is not accessible

API authentication is failing
3 General issues
How to questions
Enhancements
If you would like to escalate an issue or are dissatisfied with the handling of your case ask to speak
with a manager.
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Appendix BA: IBM Cloud Video Media
IBM-Branded offerings: IBM Clearleap provides standard web-based and phone-based product
support for entitled customers who have purchased IBM Clearleap offerings. This baseline support
is included as part of SaaS hosted service. For-fee services are not included in baseline support
customers should contact their services representative who assisted with such services, per the
arrangements made during that engagement.
The Knowledge Base, Training, and Customer Community are also accessible by using the Support
Heritage Clearleap offerings: IBM Clearleap provides standard web-based and phone-based
product support for entitled customers. For-fee services are not included in baseline support
IBM Clearleap Technical Support

Standard Support
IBM Clearleap provides standard web-based and phone-based product support for entitled
customers
who have purchased IBM Clearleap during the hours of operation defined below.
24 x 7 Support web portal: http://support.clearleap.com
Clearleap Terms of Support

For IBM Clearleap offerings, baseline technical support is provided for the platform as part of
the overall purchase and is not available as a separate offering. For heritage offerings sold prior to
IBM branding, existing terms and conditions continue to apply.
24 x 7 Support web portal: http://support.clearleap.com
Hours of Operation

24 x 7x 365 hours for Severity 1
After Hours Support

After Hours Support for entitled customers who have purchased IBM Clearleap (outside of the
regular operating hours stated above) is available only for Severity 1 issues including weekends,
and
holidays.
For urgent business impacting issues an after-hours ticket can be logged by using the customer
support portal:
Link for opening an After-Hours Support ticket: http://support.clearleap.com
Supported Language(s) English
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Contact Customer Support by using one of the following channels:
Support web portal: http://support.clearleap.com
Once your Support Portal ticket is received, we carefully review it and assign it to the
correct support group based on the issue details submitted.
Email - support@clearleap.com
Phone:
1.888.520.5327
We will do our best to resolve your issue on your first call to us. If we determine that we can
better serve you by researching the questions while you are not waiting on the phone, we
will keep your support ticket open until your issue is resolved to your satisfaction; you can
track your support tickets in the Support Portal and we will also notify you of progress by
using phone or email.
Escalation Process
If at any point you are unsatisfied with the support you are receiving, please ask to speak to a
manager and they will be happy to address your concerns.
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
Severity Severity Definition Response Response

Time Objec- Time Cover-
tives age
1 Critical business impact/service down: Busi- Within 1 hour 24x7

ness critical functionality is inoperable or critical
interface has failed. This usually applies to a
production environment and indicates an inabil-
ity to access services resulting in a critical im-
pact on operations. This condition requires an
immediate solution.
2 Significant business impact: A service busi- Within 4 hours 24x7

ness feature or function of the service is se-
verely restricted in its use or you are in jeopardy
of missing business deadlines.
3 Minor business impact: Indicates the service Within 4 busi- M-F business
or functionality is usable and it is not a critical ness hours hours
impact on operations.
4 Minimal business impact: An inquiry or non- Within 6 busi- M-F business

technical request. ness hours hours
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Appendix BB: IBM z Operational Insights
The support information provided in this section applies to the following offering: IBM z
Operational Insights (IBM zOI).

IBM zOI Free Service: Customers of this service have access to a forum
(https://ibm.biz/zoi-forum) where you may raise questions and issues. IBM does not provide
a service level agreement for response or a commitment to fix for any questions or issues
raised.
IBM zOI CICS Essentials Pack: Customers with a valid z Operational Insights Subscrip-
tion to the IBM zOI CICS Essentials Pack can access our Support teams via the IBM Client
Success Portal at https://support.ibmcloud.com
A customer can access the appropriate support channel by clicking on the Report a Problem link in
the IBM z Operational Insights when they are logged into the service
Hours of Operation:
IBM Client Success Portal: 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. U.S. Eastern Time, Monday to Friday (excluding
U.S. holidays)
Support issues may be opened or updated 24 x 7 via the IBM Client Success Portal; however,
responses to issues are not guaranteed outside of the normal hours of operation stated above.
After Hours Support

1 issues on business days, weekends and holidays. To request After Hours Support, please create
a ticket via the IBM Client Success Portal. Severity 1 issues require that the client is available to
help diagnose issues during the 24 x 7 period; otherwise the issues are downgraded to Severity 2.
English

review your tickets progress and add further details via the IBM Client Success Portal. Each ticket
is followed through to closure by a Customer Support Representative.
Escalation Process
regarding an open support request. If at any point you are unsatisfied with the support you are
receiving, please ask to be contacted by a Support Manager. The Support Manager will be happy
to address your concerns.
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Severity Examples
Severity Example
Severity 1 The IBM z Operational Insights site is not available
Severity 2 A defect restricts the use of the Service by you due to (i) in ability to log-in; (ii)
unavailability of certain features and functions but does not completely
prevent use of Service; or (iii) performance degradation or poor response
time.
Examples: Data Upload Issues; Individual User can not log-in.
Severity 3 A defect causes operational inconvenience to you but no significant
interference with the service.
Severity 4 A minor or cosmetic defect (such as typographical error or an error on a
screen layout) that has minimal or no impact on you.
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Appendix BC: IBM Watson Virtual Agent
Technical Support is available two ways:
All customers (including Trial users) are provided free support through our community support at:
https://developer.ibm.com/answers/topics/watson-virtual-agent.html (used for product issues) or on
Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/watson-virtual-agent (used for
technical programming questions). Developers monitor both forums regularly, however no
response time objectives are offered.
Customers that have purchased a subscription to the service will also receive ticketed, technical
support with the response time objectives defined in the Severity Example section below. The IBM
Client Success Portal is intended for your technical support personnel to contact the Watson
technical support team and not intended for use by your users.
IBM Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com/ics/support/mylogin.asp
Only those members of your authorized technical support staff can submit problem
records by using the Client Success Portal. Authorization is granted by your Site
Technical Contact and access to the Client Success Portal is provided by IBM.
Additionally, IBM will provide case management involving issues with the service. IBM
will investigate the issue through diagnostic tasks. If the cause of the issue is
determined to be related to the service, IBM will manage the case through to problem
mitigation. If the cause of the issue is determined to be in an area of client
responsibility such as but not limited to external extensions or integrations, IBM will
provide available diagnosis uncovered in the triage process to assist the client in
problem mitigation.
Severity Examples
The following are some common examples of support issues and suggested severity levels. These
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Severity Example Standard Premium Response Time Coverage
Response Time Response Time
Objectives Objectives
1 The user interface is down or not Within 1 hour Within 1 hour 24x7
responding.
2 Users can log in and/or use the Within 2 hour Within 90 minutes Hours of Operation
service, but the system is slow to
respond.
A major function of the service is not

working for all users and impacting
business.
3 The data returned by the solution Within 4 hours Within 2 hours Hours of Operation
appears incomplete or out-of-date.
A feature or function is not working

as expected but work can continue.
4 How to change an intent Within 8 hours Within 4 hours Hours of Operation
A request to change a system feature

or function
Hours of Operation
Sunday 7:00 PM EST Friday 6:00 PM EST (excluding US/Italian/Australian holidays).
Please see holiday schedule at: http://ibm.biz/bluemixholidays
After Hours Support is available only for Severity 1 issues only. For Severity 2, 3, or 4; support
issues can be opened or updated 24x7 via the Client Success Portal. However, responses to
issues are not guaranteed outside of the normal hours of operation that are stated.
English

All client support issues are documented within a support ticket. Each ticket is assigned a unique
number for reference and a severity level that is based on the details within the ticket description.
Client contacts can review ticket progress and update tickets at the IBM Client Success Portal.
Updates and client responses are also sent by email and recorded in the ticket comments.
We periodically survey customers to obtain additional feedback on recent experiences with
Customer Support. The survey focuses on quality of support provided and overall experience. The
survey results are reviewed by management. IBM reserves all rights, title and interest in and to any
feedback that you provide to IBM, including without limitation, in the form of suggestions, ideas,
concepts, improvements, reports and any other materials, whether written or oral.
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Appendix BD: IBM Cloud UrbanCode Deploy
This section applies to IBM Cloud UrbanCode Deploy offerings only.
When submitting a problem to IBM Software Support about a particular service request,
please have the following information ready:
IBM Customer Number

Note: you should be able to get your IBM Customer number from your client rep, from product in-
voices, or the call center may be able to help from your machine type/serial or even from your Cus-
tomer name.
The machine type/model/serial number (for Subscription and Support requests)
Company name
Contact name
Preferred means of contact (voice or email)
Telephone number where you can be reached if request is voice callback
Related product and version information
Related operating system and database information
Detailed description of the issue
Severity of the issue in relationship to the impact of it affecting your business needs
Through the IBM Support Portal or IBM Services site(s), you may post support questions and
problems electronically to the IBM support specialists with the best skills for your request. Prior to
submitting a problem via the Internet you will need the same information as if you were reporting a
problem by telephone. This capability allows you to put all of the pertinent information about your
problem into the problem record via the Internet without having to wait for someone to call you
back. This should save you time and help with problem resolution time. Refer to the Contacts
section for more information on the tools available to submit problems electronically.
If you are submitting or updating a severity one problem or raising the severity of an existing
problem to severity one and it is outside of normal business hours in your country you should open
your problem by voice or follow-up your web submission with a call to your local support center
referencing the problem number you receive on the web. We want to ensure that your emergency
call will be handled appropriately.
Voice access
IBM Voice Support is available for most Series z platform software products and to all current
support contract holders through a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) telephone number in your
country (where available). You will be required to provide your IBM Customer Number for validation
of the support service to which you are entitled to as well as the product about which you are
calling. Please refer to IBM's Planetwide Site for specific country phone numbers. In most cases,
we provide native language support.
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Hours of Operation
The Customer Support team is available to provide support via email:
Email: Monday 8:00 AM - Friday 5:00 PM (customers local time zone, excluding IBM company
observed holidays)
After Hours Support
After Hours Support (outside of regular operating hours stated above) is available only for severity 1
Note: Support requests can be submitted after hours, but will not be assigned/addressed until the
following business day.
English

You may submit your request for assistance by using the IBM Support Portal or Services Site or by
contacting IBM directly by telephone (where available and entitled) see Contacts section. These
requests are logged into the IBM problem management system.
Once logged, a unique Service Request record (PMR) is created. Please make note of this Service
Request number, Incident number, or Support Case number and use it in any future communication
on this issue with the support center. Your Service Request is routed to a resolution team for
handling.. A resolution team is simply a group of software support specialists. You may be
transferred directly to the resolution team or your issue will be placed in a queue for response. In
either case, the next person to contact you will be a specialist in the appropriate resolution team.
At the resolution team level your Service Request is researched, resolved, or escalated as
appropriate. Due to the level of specialization required to maintain superior technical expertise at
the team level, it is sometimes necessary to involve more than one support team in resolving a
particular software problem. This is easily handled, as our support teams are all networked together
and work as one to resolve whatever problems or issues arise.
Escalation Process
We believe IBM Support is "Best of Breed." If at any point in our service process, you feel we are
1. Be certain to explain the business impact of your problem to the service representative
2. Raise the Severity Level of the problem
3. Ask to speak to the person's manager - Escalations to an IBM manager will receive prompt atten-
tion and management focus. You can find contact numbers for your geographic area in the IBM Di-
rectory of worldwide contacts.
4. Ask for a "Duty Manager" - The Duty Manager or field manager will work with our technical staff to
ensure your request is being handled appropriately.
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5. After allowing the Duty Manager time to make an impact, if further escalation is required then open
a Complaint or nominate as a Critical Situation ("CritSit"), if warranted, by asking any member of
your IBM Client team to do so on your behalf.
Severity Examples
Below are some common examples of support issues and suggested severity levels.
These examples are general guidelines for informational purposes only.
Severity Examples
1 Critical business impact/service down: Business critical functionality is

inoperable or critical interface has failed. This usually applies to a
production environment and indicates an inability to access services
resulting in a critical impact on operations. This condition requires an
immediate solution.
2 Significant business impact: A service feature or function is severely

restricted in its use or Client is in jeopardy of missing business
deadlines.
3 Minor business impact: Indicates the service or functionality is usable
and it is not presenting a critical impact on operations.
4 Minimal business impact: An inquiry or non-technical request.
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Appendix BE: IBM Weather Company Data
This covers data package when companies subscribe directly to a data offering. Customer who
subscribe to data packages embedded in other products or solutions like energy product, Weather
Alerts or Weather for Analytics view the product/solution specific support process within the SaaS
Support Handbook.
Technical Support
Technical support for the IBM SaaS is provided via email customerservice@weather.com or
telephone 1.978.983.6350. Technical support is offered with the IBM SaaS and is not
available as a separate offering. The following severities apply to data availability and data
accuracy only.
Sever- Severity Definition Response Response

ity Time Objec- Time Cover-
tives age
1 Critical business impact/service down: Within 1 hour 24x7

Business critical functionality is inoperable, when submit-
critical interface has failed, data is com- ted by phone
pletely unavailable or system wide signifi-
cant data errors affecting all customers.
This usually applies to a production environ-
ment and indicates an inability to access
services resulting in a critical impact on op-
erations. This condition requires an imme-
diate solution.
2 Significant business impact: A service Within 2 M-F busi-

business feature or function of the service is business ness hours
severely restricted in its use, you are in hours
jeopardy of missing business deadlines or
there is a discrepancy in the data.
3 Minor business impact: Indicates the ser- Within 4 M-F busi-

vice or functionality is usable, the data is business ness hours
available but API's calls need to be re- hours
peated and it is not a critical impact on op-
erations.
4 Minimal business impact: An inquiry or Within 1 M-F busi-

non-technical request. business day ness hours
Note: Issues related to constructing or submitting API calls must only be submitted via
email at customerservice@weather.com and will be responded to the next business day.
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Appendix BF: IBM Application Integration Suite on Cloud
Please submit a new ticket via the IBM Support Portal at https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal
Hours of Operation
The support team is available during business hours, Sunday 8:00 PM Friday 8:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time zone, US, excluding US company holidays.

After hours support is provided for Severity 1 incidents only. Refer to the Severity Level Guidelines
& Response Time Objectives section earlier in this handbook.
To request support assistance outside of the hours listed above, please follow the Offshift support
process documented at:
English

contacts can review ticket progress and update tickets at the IBM Support Portal. Updates and
client responses are also sent by email and recorded in the ticket comments.
Escalation Process
Please follow the escalation process documented at:
Severity Examples
Please reference the general examples provided at:
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Appendix BG: IBM Support Enablement for Box

Please have your named Administrator or Administrators contact Customer Support via one of the
two channels for Box support.
Any authorized contact at the client site may contact Customer Support.
IBM Client Success Portal: https://www.ibm.com/support/servicerequest which provides an
online Knowledge Base, FAQs, downloadable documentation, and ticket and update views.
To use the IBM Client Success Portal with Box requires a user ID sign-on which can be
requested from the Support Portal page.
E-mail: support@collabserv.com
- IBM Customer Number
- Contact name
- Contact e-mail address
- Contact preferred phone number
- Severity in this format: Severity #
- Product Name
- Summary of the issue in the e-mail subject
- Description of the issue
- Related attachments (as applicable)
Hours of Operation
Customers who purchased IBM Support for Box with Box Premier Services or Box Platinum
Services receive 24 x 7 support
Customers who purchased IBM Support for Box without Box Premier Services or Box
Platinum Services receive support 9 AM 6 PM local business hours, Monday Friday,
excluding holidays.
Response time objectives by severity are shown in the table below
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Severity Severity Definition For customers For customers
that have not who have
purchased Box purchased Box
Enhanced Enhanced
Support Services Support Services
1 Critical business impact/service down: Business critical 4 business hours 1 hour
functionality is inoperable or critical interface has failed.
This usually applies to a production environment and
indicates an inability to access services resulting in a
critical impact on operations. This condition requires an
immediate solution.
2 Significant business impact: A service business feature or 8 business hours 2 hours
function of the service is severely restricted in its use or
you are in jeopardy of missing business deadlines.
3 Minor business impact: Indicates the service or 1 business day 2 hours
functionality is usable and it is not a critical impact on
operations.
4 Minimal business impact: An inquiry or non-technical 1 business day 2 hours
request
The primary language of the support team is English; however, local language access during
business hours is available in many major countries
Escalation Process
We believe IBM Support is "Best of Breed". If at any point in our service process, you feel we are
Be certain to explain the business impact of your problem to the service representative.
Submit a new ticket via https://www.ibm.com/support/servicerequest or support@collabserv.com
with Escalation written in the Issue Summary (ticket through portal) or as the subject line of the
email.
Ticket number needing escalation in the format of 5377-xxxxxxx into email body.
Please do not use the # as part of the ticket number or copy ticket e-mail that was
received into escalation email body. It contains code that will not be seen by our
alerting system.
Note: To appropriately notify the management team, please do not request an
escalation through a comment in an open ticket or forward a tracking system e-
mail that you have already received as a response. Please note that while we
may be able to process some requests quickly, there may be questions or issues that
require a longer time for analysis.
Ask to speak to the service representative's manager - Escalations to an IBM manager will receive
prompt attention and management focus.
Ask for a "Duty Manager" - the Duty Manager or field manager will work with our technical staff to
call 800-426-7378 and ask for a "Duty Manager".
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Appendix BH: Resilient Incident Response Platform

Customer Success Hub:
http://success.resilientsystems.com
Email:
support@resilientsystems.com
Phone:
Within the US: 1-617-500-4448
Most locations outside of US: 00-1-617-500-4448
Hours of Operation
IBM Resilient Customer Success Hub: 24 x 7
The support team is available during business hours, 9:00 am - 7:00 pm US EST Monday
through Friday, excluding IBM company observed holidays.
o Off shift support is available for Sev 1 issues 24x7

After hours support is provided for Severity 1 incidents only.
If you are experiencing a system outage or nobody can access your Resilient platform, please call
us at 617-206-3900 and choose menu option #1.
The person receiving the call will ask for some basic information (a valid callback number and email
address). They will then reach out to the on-call Success Engineer who will get back to you shortly.
Supported Language(s) English

contacts can review ticket progress and update tickets at the IBM Resilient Customer Success Hub.
Updates and client responses are also sent by email and recorded in the ticket comments.

Level 1 (Urgent) Critical business impact: An issue that makes the continued
use of one or more functions impossible (or severely restricted) and prevents
continued production or severely risks critical business operations. Issue may
cause loss of data and/or restrict data availability.
Level 2 (High) Significant business impact: A issue that severely affects or
restricts major functionality. The issue is of a time sensitive nature and important to
long-term productivity but is not causing an immediate work stoppage. No
workaround is available and operation can continue in a restricted fashion.
Level 3 (Normal) Minimal business impact: Inquiry regarding a routine technical
issue; information requested on application capabilities, navigation, installation or
configuration; bug affecting a small number of users. Reasonable workaround
available.
Level 4 (Low) Nominal business impact: Minor problem or question that does
not affect the software function. There is no impact to product usage or customer's
operations.
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Response Time Objectives
Standard Plan
Urgent High Normal Low
First 2 hrs. 2 hrs. 3 hrs. 8 hrs.
Response
Customer 5 hrs. 5 hrs. 2 days 7 days
Updates
6 hrs. 6 hrs. 3 days 10
Escalation days
24/7 Resilient Business Hrs
Note: Severity Level 1 cases must be submitted via telephone. Severity 1 target initial response
times do not apply to cases submitted via email.
Resilient must be able to reproduce errors in order to resolve them. Customer agrees to cooperate
and work closely with Resilient to reproduce errors, including conducting diagnostic or
troubleshooting activities as requested and appropriate. Also, subject to Customer's approval on a
case-by-case basis, Users may be asked to provide remote access to their Resilient Systems
platform for troubleshooting purposes.
Escalation Process
Please submit a new ticket via the IBM Resilient Customer Success Hub
https://success.resilientsystems.com/agent
The ticket number needing escalation.
A brief summary of the reasons for the escalation request. This ensures all of
your open support tickets are prioritized appropriately.
1. Speak to the Support representative handling your issue, be certain to explain the business
impact of your problem and discuss raising the Severity Level of the problem
2. Ask to speak to the Support Manager - Escalations to an IBM manager will receive prompt
attention and management focus.
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Appendix BI: IBM Cloud Video Streaming
IBM-Branded offerings: IBM Ustream provides standard web-based and phone-based product
support for entitled customers who have purchased IBM Ustream offerings. This baseline support
is included as part of SaaS hosted service. For-fee services are not included in baseline support
Heritage Ustream offerings: IBM Ustream provides standard web-based and phone-based
product support for entitled customers. For-fee services are not included in baseline support
IBM Ustream Technical Support
Standard Support
IBM Ustream provides standard web-based and phone-based product support for entitled
customers who have purchased IBM Ustream during the hours of operation defined below.
12 x 7 Offering web portal:

https://www.ustream.tv/login (Heritage Ustream offerings)
https://ibmcloudvideo.ustream.tv/ (IBM-Branded offerings)
Ustream Terms of Support
For IBM Ustream offerings, baseline technical support is provided for the platform as part of
the overall purchase and is not available as a separate offering. For heritage offerings sold prior to
IBM branding, existing terms and conditions continue to apply.
Hours of Operation
IBM Ustream Technical Support

Business hours (7 days a week)
6:00 am - 6:00 pm Pacific
English, Japanese (written only for Japanese)
Contact Customer Support by using one of the following channels:

Offering portal:
https://www.ustream.tv/login (Heritage Ustream offerings)
https://ibmcloudvideo.ustream.tv/ using IBMid (IBM-Branded offerings)
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Click on raise a ticket or visit this site https://www.ustream.tv/support-ticket
Once your Support Portal ticket is received, we carefully review it and assign it to the
correct support group based on the issue details submitted.
Phone: 1-415-489-9235
We will do our best to resolve your issue on your first call to us. If we determine that we can
better serve you by researching the questions while you are not waiting on the phone, we
will keep your support ticket open until your issue is resolved to your satisfaction; you can
track your support tickets in the Support Portal and we will also notify you of progress by
using phone or email.
Escalation Process
If at any point you are unsatisfied with the support you are receiving, please ask to speak to a
manager and they will be happy to address your concerns.
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
Severity Severity Definition Response Response

Time Objec- Time Cover-
tives age
1 Critical business impact/service down: Busi- Within 1 busi- 6am to 6pm

ness critical functionality is inoperable or critical ness hour US Pacific
interface has failed. This usually applies to a pro- Time 7 days a
duction environment and indicates an inability to week
access services resulting in a critical impact on
operations. This condition requires an immediate
solution.
2 Significant business impact: A service busi- Within 2 busi- 6am to 6pm

ness feature or function of the service is severely ness hours US Pacific
restricted in its use or you are in jeopardy of Time 7 days a
missing business deadlines. week
3 Minor business impact: Indicates the service or Within 3 6am to 6pm

functionality is usable and it is not a critical im- business US Pacific
pact on operations. hours Time 7 days a
week
4 Minimal business impact: An inquiry or non- Within 4 busi- 6am to 6pm

technical request. ness hours US Pacific
Time 7 days a
week
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Appendix BJ: IBM Watson Marketing Insights
For Limited Availability release, see the Limited Availability section
General Availability
There are two channels to contact Customer Support for Watson Marketing Insights
E-mail: pcasupp@us.ibm.com
Hours of Operation
Hours of Operation Sunday 10:00 PM - Friday 8:00 PM, US eastern time zone, excluding IBM

After hours support (outside of regular operating hours stated above) is available only for Severity 1
issues on business days, weekends and holidays. Enter a ticket via the Client Success Portal and
set the severity to 1.
English

submitted. Each ticket is followed through to closure by IBM Marketing Insights Customer Support
personnel.
Escalation Process
regarding an open support request. Customer should submit a new ticket or email via
http://support.ibmcloud.com or pcasupp@us.ibm.com with the issue summary or e-mail subject line
of Escalation and the following in the body of the ticket:
Severity Examples
Objectives.
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Limited Availability
Support is free of charge for Limited Availability and therefore, limited availability is best effort
support. As a result, severity 2, 3 and 4 support will be provided and this does not include business
critical problems or severity 1.

There are two channels to contact Customer Support for IBM Watson Marketing Insights:
E-mail: pcasupp@us.ibm.com
Hours of Operation
Hours of Operation Monday 9:00 AM - Friday 5:00 PM, US eastern time zone, excluding IBM
After Hours Support

After hours support (outside of regular operating hours stated above) is not available for Limited
Availability releases.
English

submitted. Each ticket is followed through to closure by IBM Watson Marketing Insights Customer
Support personnel.
Severity Examples
Objectives.
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Appendix BK: IBM Watson Content Hub
The IBM Service Request (SR) application is used to open and update service requests online. The
IBM Service Request application is accessed through the IBM Support Portal:
Hours of Operation
The support team is available during business hours, Monday 8:00 AM Friday 5:00 PM, in
the customer's time zone, for all severities.

diagnose issues during the 24 x 7 period otherwise;they are downgraded to Severity 2.

English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese
Japanese
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Escalation Process
reference your PMR number and request to speak to the Duty Manager
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
A defect prevents you from accessing or using the application due to (i)
1 system downtime, hang or crash; or (ii) widespread unavailability of critical
features or functions
A defect restricts the use of the application by you due to (i) unavailability of
2 the certain features and functions but does not completely prevent use of
the application; or (ii) performance degradation or poor response time
A defect causes operational inconvenience to you but no significant
3 interference with the application
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Appendix BL: IBM The Weather Company Alerts
This product has built-in functionality allowing customer to manage support tickets. Refer
to the product documentation for details. The product documentation can be found in the
Customer Success Portal. Access to the Customer success portal requires customer
portal registration. Registration is performed for entitled customers as part of the service
provisioning process and communicated to the customer in the welcome email they
receive.
Supported the same as The Weather Company Data Packages above.
145
Appendix BM: IBM The Weather Company Advanced Analytics
Support Needed Contact

For support with issues relating accuracy and email customerservice@weather.com or
availability of weather data. telephone 1.978.983.6350.
IBM SPSS Modeler support Contact SPSS support per the terms of your
support agreement for SPSS modeler.
Customers wanting to take advantage of the This extension is as-is and not formally
SPSS modeler extension to access weather supported by IBM. Support for extension
data APIs can download these extension from maybe available through the SPSS online user
the SPSS user community community documentation and forum.
146
Appendix BN: IBM The Weather Company Energy offerings
Customers first point of contact is your regional focal. If your regional contact is unavailable, please
contact Meteorological Operations via email mo_desk@wsi.com or telephone 1.978.983.6352 to
resolve your support issue.
Response Time Language

Contact
Coverage Supported
8 AM to 5 PM
First contact is your Identified by your
customer local time, English
regional focal. account executive.
business days only.
If your customer focal

is unavailable,
Email:
contact
mo_desk@wsi.com
Meteorological 24X7 English
Telephone:
Operations
1.978.983.6352
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Appendix BO : IBM ECM SaaS Hosted Offerings
Content Manager OnDemand on Cloud
Case Manager on Cloud
Content Foundation on Cloud
Datacap on Cloud
Content Manager Enterprise Edition on Cloud
Cloud Enterprise Records

When submitting a problem to IBM Software Support about a particular service request, please
have the following information ready:
IBM Customer Number
Note: you should be able to get your IBM Customer number from your client rep, from prod-
uct invoices, or the call center may be able to help from your Customer name.
Company name
Contact name
Preferred means of contact (voice or email)
Telephone number where you can be reached if request is voice callback
The ECM SaaS Hosted Offering you are submitting a problem for
Detailed description of the issue
Severity of the issue in relationship to the impact of it affecting your business needs

http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/support or directly through the Service Request
site: http://www.ibm.com/support/servicerequest/. Prior to submitting a problem via the Internet
you will need the same information as if you were reporting a problem by telephone. This capability
allows you to put all of the pertinent information about your problem into the problem record via the
Internet without having to wait for someone to call you back. This should save you time and help
with problem resolution time.
If you are submitting or updating a severity one problem or raising the severity of an existing
problem to severity one and it is outside of normal business hours in your country you should open
your problem by voice or follow-up your web submission with a call to your local support center
referencing the problem number you receive on the web. We want to ensure that your emergency
call will be handled appropriately.
Voice access
You will be required to provide your IBM Customer Number for validation of the support service to
which you are entitled to as well as the product about which you are calling. Please refer to IBM's
Planetwide Site for specific country phone numbers.
Hours of Operation
IBM Support Center hours cover the prevailing business hours in the country where your ECM
SaaS Hosted Offering is licensed and/or your contract is registered.
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After Hours Support
During offshift hours we will use commercially reasonable efforts to respond within one hour to
service requests which you specify to be Customer Critical problems (severity 1). Normal country
business hours are defined by your time zone and the prevailing business hours within your
country, e.g.: 8:00am to 5:00pm in North America or 9:00am to 6:00pm in some parts of Asia and
Europe, Monday through Friday, except national holidays. Offshift hours are defined as all other
hours outside of normal country business hours. An appropriately skilled technical person from your
site must be available to work with IBM's technical support staff during the entire time we are
performing support services outside of normal country business hours. IBM recommends that you
use voice or place a follow-up call to the local support center with the electronic PMR/Service
Request number. This action helps to ensure a prompt response.
The primary language of the support team is English. However, local language access during
business hours is available in many major countries.
Escalation Process
We believe IBM Support is "Best of Breed." If at any point in our service process, you feel we are
1. Be certain to explain the business impact of your problem to the service representative.
2. Raise the Severity Level of the problem.
3. Ask to speak to the person's manager - Escalations to an IBM manager will receive prompt
attention and management focus. You can find contact numbers for your geographic area
in the IBM Directory of worldwide contacts.
4. Ask for a "Duty Manager" - The Duty Manager or field manager will work with our technical
staff to ensure your request is being handled appropriately.
5. After allowing the Duty Manager time to make an impact, if further escalation is required
then open a Complaint or nominate as a Critical Situation ("CritSit"), if warranted, by asking
any member of your IBM Client team to do so on your behalf.
Severity Examples
handbook.
149
Appendix BP: IBM BigFix Enhanced Management for Windows 10 and OS X

Customer Support is available for all current IBM BigFix Enhanced Management for Windows 10
and OS X customers via the following MaaS360 channels:
Phone:
o US (800) 546-5750
o United Kingdom (800) 085-3140
o India (800) 400-7016
o New Zealand (050) 861-7047
o Australia (800) 713-826
o International (215) 664-1615
Email: Support@maas360.ibm.com
o MaaS360 support will respond to all e-mails immediately with a Case and Refer-
ence number. Critical issues should always be called in to one of the General Sup-
port phone numbers above.
Hours of Operation
Available 24 x 7 x 365 on all products
Supported Languages
Provided in English 24x7x365
Japanese language support will be provided during Japan Business hours, Monday through
Friday, by email only. If a phone call is necessary to further resolve your issue, please re-
quest that in an email to the Japanese support team, and they will reach out to you with a
call back.

All client support issues are documented in a support ticket. Each ticket is assigned a
unique number for reference and a severity level based upon the details in the ticket de-
scription. Client responses are also sent by email and recorded in the ticket.
Escalation Process
An escalation elevates the urgency level of a situation to minimize business impact. A case
may be escalated to receive more resources and management attention. An escalation
may be requested by the customer, or initiated by MaaS360. If you would like to escalate
an issue or are dissatisfied with the handling of your case, contact your Account Manager.
Your Account Manager will request the escalation and notify the Support Manager.
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Severity Examples
Severity Example
Problems or issues with the service that interrupt or prevent the entire customer
Critical population from performing regular business operations
(Severity 1) Problems or issues caused by the service having a catastrophic impact on regular
business operations
Problems or issues with the service that interrupt or prevent a significant percentage of
High the customer population from performing regular business operations
(Severity 2) Problems or issues caused by the service having a major impact on regular business
operations
Problems or issues with the service that interrupt or prevent a small percentage of the
Medium customer population from performing regular business operations
(Severity 3) Problems or issues caused by the service having a significant impact on regular
business operations
Problems or issues with the service that interrupt or prevent an individual user from
Low performing regular business operations
(Severity 4) Problems or issues having a minor impact on regular business operations
Information requests
Additional Contacts:
Billing and Registration ID Support
For help on issues related to billing: billing@fiberlink.com
Registration and ID's

For help on issues related to IBM MaaS360 Customer Portal user ids:
Please reach out to an existing administrator on your portal account as they will be able to
add you to the account. If the existing administrator has left the company, please reach out
to your IBM sales representative as they will mark you as the new person of contact for the
account and they can submit a request to the support team at OPS@fiberlink.com to add
you as the new administrator for your account.
Service Changes
Please reach out to your sales representative to have features activated for your account
as they will then reach out to the support team on your behalf to complete the request for
turning on or modifying account features.
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Appendix BQ: IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson
Customer Support, assistance with defects and routine, short duration usage questions, is available
via the following channels:
24 x 7 Service Request tool https://www-947.ibm.com/support/servicerequest/Home
Phone: http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ follow instructions on contacting IBM Software sup-
port
Hours of Operation
Customer local country business hours (i.e. North America; Monday through Friday 8:00
AM to 5:00 PM) excluding national or statutory holidays.
After Hours Support

Available only for critical, Severity 1 issues on business days, weekends and holidays.
English

All client support issues are documented in a support ticket. Each ticket is assigned a
unique number for reference and a severity level based upon the details in the ticket de-
scription. Client contacts can review ticket progress and update tickets via the Service Re-
quest tool. Updates and client responses are also sent by email and recorded in the ticket.
Escalation Process
Speak to the Support representative handling your issue, be certain to explain the business
impact of your problem and discuss raising the Severity Level of the problem
Ask to speak to the person's manager Escalations to an IBM manager will receive prompt
attention and management focus. You can find contact numbers for your geographic area in
the IBM Directory of worldwide contacts.
Ask for a "Duty Manager" - The Duty Manager or field manager will work with our technical
staff to ensure your request is being handled appropriately.
After allowing the Duty Manager time to make an impact, if further escalation is required
then open a Complaint or nominate as a Critical Situation ("CritSit"), if warranted, by asking
any member of your IBM Client team to do so on your behalf.
Severity Examples
Severity Example
1 A defect prevents you from accessing or using the Service due to (i) sys-
tem downtime, hang or crash; or (ii) widespread unavailability of critical
features or functions.
2 A defect restricts the use of the Service by you due to (i) unavailability of
certain features and functions but does not completely prevent use of the
Service; or (ii) performance degradation or poor response time.
3 A defect causes operational inconvenience to you but no significant inter-
ference with the Service.
4 A minor or cosmetic defect (such as a typographical error or an error on a
screen layout) that has a minimal or no impact on you.
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Appendix BR: IBM Db2 on Cloud

Support will be provided through Bluemix support: https://support.eu-gb.bluemix.net/gethelp/
Customers may also visit the support forum within developerWorks:

https://developer.ibm.com/answers/topics/dashdb.html
For support with IBM Bluemix, review getting customer support documentation:
https://console.ng.bluemix.net/docs/support/index.html#getting-customer-support
Hours of Operation
Sunday 21:30 UTC to Friday 23:59 UTC (excluding US/Italian/Australian Holidays).
English
153
Appendix BS : IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud
Support will be provided through Bluemix support: https://support.eu-gb.bluemix.net/gethelp/
Customers may also visit the support forum within developerWorks:

https://developer.ibm.com/answers/topics/dashdb.html
For support with IBM Bluemix, review getting customer support documentation:
https://console.ng.bluemix.net/docs/support/index.html#getting-customer-support
Hours of Operation
Sunday 21:30 UTC to Friday 23:59 UTC (excluding US/Italian/Australian Holidays).
English
154
Appendix BT : IBM Cloud Management Console for Power Systems
Problem tickets can be submitted 24x7 via an online problem reporting system.
Before opening a ticket we recommend that you view the documentation that is provided in the
online support system's Help Center and Community sections.
Hours of Operation
Support is available to assist between the regular business hours of 8 AM to 5 PM U.S. Central
Standard Time, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays).
Escalation:
Send an email to support@ibmcmc.zendesk.com with the word "Escalation" in the subject line.
Ensure that there is a corresponding ticket with an urgent priority already filed and provide the ticket
number in the email text.
English
155
Appendix BU: IBM X-Force Malware Analysis on Cloud
Hours of Operation
24 x 7 x 365

English


Technical Support for IBM X-Force Malware Analysis on Cloud

Depending on who is requesting support, Technical support for IBM X-Force Malware Analysis on
Cloud may be obtained in one of two ways:
Free Support: Free support is provided through our on-line forums and is regularly monitored.
For more information on our forums, please review this technote:
following channels:
IBM Security SaaS: https://www-01.ibm.com/software/security/ibm-saas/support/index.html

Only those authorized members of your technical support staff can submit problem records.
Authorization is granted by your Site Technical Contact. You define the severity of the
issue based on your business needs. Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time
Objectives are described in an earlier section of this handbook.
For new tickets, when sending an email, note the product you are using, the issues you are
having, billing, login failure, service not running, etc.
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Severity Examples
1 IBM X-Force Exchange Malware Analyzer is not accessible
3 General issues
How to questions
Enhancements
If you would like to escalate an issue or are dissatisfied with the handling of your case ask to speak
with a manager.
157
Appendix BV: IBM Digital Commerce
The support information provided in this section applies to these offerings: IBM Digital Commerce
Online Via the Support Portal

The IBM Service Request application is accessed through the IBM Support Portal

Locate the IBM Software Support phone number for your country
The Digital Commerce Support team is available from Monday through Friday, 8:00
AM to 5:00 PM in the customer's chosen time zone, excluding IBM designated holidays.
Severity 1 issues are responded to 24 x 7. (Please see the Severity level guideline and Response
Time Objective chart listed at the beginning of this document for response descriptions to all levels
of severities).
To request After Business Hour Support for a Severity 1 issue, please submit a
request to IBM Support Portal describing the issue and select 1 as the ticket Severity. Although
opening a Severity 1 ticket provides an immediate reference number and pages out the support
team, a phone call will also help to alert the team as quickly as possible.
All non-Sev 1 issues, if submitted after business hours, will be responded to during the next
business day according to the Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time Objectives at the
beginning of this document.
English
Escalation Process
1) Contact the Support Analyst (via direct phone, email, or SR) and clarify the business impact of
your problem
(24x7)
Call IBM Software Support and ask to speak to the Duty Manager who will ensure the correct
resources are engaged and focus in place (24x7)
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Appendix BW: IBM Order Management
The support information provided in this section applies to these offerings: IBM Order
Management


The IBM Order Management Support team is available from Monday through Friday, 8:00
of severities). To request After Business Hour Support for a Severity 1 issue, please submit a
English
Escalation Process
your problem
(24x7)
159
Appendix BX: IBM Store Engagement
The support information provided in this section applies to these offerings: IBM Store Engagement


The IBM Store Engagement Support team is available from Monday through Friday, 8:00
English
Escalation Process
your problem
(24x7)
160
Appendix BY: IBM Configure Price Quote
The support information provided in this section applies to these offerings: IBM Configure Price
Quote


The IBM Configure Price Quote Support team is available from Monday through Friday, 8:00
English
Escalation Process
your problem
(24x7)
161
Appendix BZ: IBM Call Center
The support information provided in this section applies to these offerings: IBM Call Center


The IBM Call Center Support team is available from Monday through Friday, 8:00
English
Escalation Process
your problem
(24x7)
162
Appendix CA: IBM Forms Experience Builder on Cloud

Hours of Operation
The support team is available during business hours, Monday 8:00 AM Friday 5:00 PM,
in the customer's time zone, for all severities.

diagnose issues during the 24 x 7 period, otherwise they are downgraded to Severity 2.

Supported Language
English
Escalation Process
reference your PMR number and request to speak to the Duty Manager
Severity Examples
Severity Examples
1 A defect prevents you from accessing or using the application due to (i)
system downtime, hang or crash; or (ii) widespread unavailability of
critical features or functions
2 A defect restricts the use of the application by you due to (i) unavailability
of the certain features and functions but does not completely prevent use
of the application; or (ii) performance degradation or poor response time
3 A defect causes operational inconvenience to you but no significant
interference with the application
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Appendix CB: IBM Fast Data for Business (Cloud Service)
IBM Fast Data for Business (the Cloud Service) is a single-tenant cloud based service enabling
clients to ingest, process and enrich, persist and archive, and distribute their data workloads. This
offering is provided as a managed service in which IBM provides setup and operational support of
the environment used by the client for their data workloads.
Contacting Technical Support:
Technical support for the Cloud Service is provided via email customerservice@weather.com or
telephone 1.978.983.6350. Technical support is offered with the Cloud Service and is not available
as a separate offering.
Within the conditions outlined in the offering service description, IBM guarantees the availability of
the service and where appropriate, will issue a service credit in the event the service's availability is
impacted. For complete details on the service guarantee, please refer to the service description
document that was provided to you when you subscribed to the service.
Note:
This Cloud Service follows IBMs data security and privacy principals for IBM SaaS which are
available at https://www.ibm.com/cloud/resourcecenter/content/80 and any additional terms provided
in this section. Any change to IBMs data security and privacy principals will not degrade the security
of the Cloud Service.
Hours of Operation
The support team is available during customer local business hours, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM US
Eastern Time, Monday to Friday, excluding IBM company observed holidays.
Requests submitted by email customerservice@weather.com are always assumed to be Sever-
ity 3 and will not alert our after-hours support staff.
To request support assistance outside of the hours listed above, please open a ticket via telephone
1.978.983.6350, and notify the support representative this is a Severity 1 issue. This will notify a
member of our after-hours support staff.
Supported Languages
English
Escalation Process
meet your expectations, please feel free to escalate the issue via telephone 1.978.983.6350 and
requesting to speak to a manager.
Severity Examples
handbook.
164
Appendix CC: IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud
The support information provided in this section applies IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud

24 x 7 Service Request tool: https://www.ibm.com/support/servicerequest/
http://www.ibm.com/support/servicerequest
Telephone: http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ . Please use the appropriate Software Sup-

port number for your country.
Hours of Operation
IBM Service Request tool: 24 x 7
time zone (excluding local national holidays). For example, in North America, those hours
are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Service Request tool, http://www.ibm.com/support/servicerequest, and select Severity 1 for the

contacts can review ticket progress and update tickets at the Customer Support portal. Updates
and client responses are also recorded in the ticket notes.
Escalation Process
AMERICAS Trevor Kirkland 1-613-356-5919 (Office)

trevor.kirkland@ca.ibm.com 1-613-293-7236 (Mobile)
Russell Kinmond +44-208-8184097 (Office)
EMEA russell.kinmond@uk.ibm.com +44-7810-554631 (Mobile)
Peter Dalliston +61-2-93544500 (Office)
Asia Pacific & Japan peter.dalliston@au1.ibm.com +61-4-18642884 (Mobile)
Michael Doris +1-613-356-5812 (Office)
World Wide michael.doris@ca.ibm.com +1-613-864-0993 (Mobile)
Severity Examples
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Severity Level Guidelines & Response Time Objectives

Submitting problems electronically

Any additional information required by the Customer Support team

Contacting Customer Support

IBM Client Success Portal: 24 x 7

After Hours Support

Full description of issue so that we may reproduce and assist in resolution.

Note: No other support requests will be accepted after hours.

Supported Language(s) : English

Severity Severity Definition Response Time Response Time

2 Significant business impact:

3 Minor business impact:

4 Minimal business impact:

Contacting Customer Support

After Hours Support

Service Request Workflow

1 E-mail Optimization ISP escalation/system outage

2 E-mail Optimization Advanced Deliverability issues beyond the basics

3 E-mail Optimization - Reading/interprets reports questions

Contacting Customer Support

After Hours Support

Service Request Workflow

1 Intelligent Operations Center Portal is not available

3 Event is not shown on Map Portlet when selected

E-mail: scn_support@us.ibm.com; Australia email: scn_help@au1.ibm.com

IBM Sterling B2B Services (which include hosted translation service)

IBM Sterling Supplier Portal

IBM Sterling Web Forms

IBM Sterling Data Synchronization Manager

IBM Sterling Data Synchronization Manager

IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services (Managed Services)

After Hours Support

Service Request Workflow

IBM Sterling Data Synchronization Manager

2 Production application response time is slow

IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services (Managed Services)

Contacting Customer Support:

Via the IBM Support Portal

IBM Support Portal

Via the Telephone (software support)

3) Raise the severity level of the problem (PMR)

After Hours Support

1. Open a ticket at the IBM Client Success Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com

Service Request Workflow

2 All pre-priced items missing from optimized results

4 User needs help adding a new item to an offer

Product Maintenance Schedule for Hosted Services

Support Portal: https://support.ibmcloud.com

After Hours Support

Service Request Workflow

Account and Billing Inquiries

Contacting Technical Support